External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Benin
Benin: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 38.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Benin stood at 38.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.8% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Benin peaked at 38.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
That places Benin 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +337.1% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +28.1% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -23.8% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +42.9% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +55.6% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +33.2% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | +33.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 38.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 38.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +337.1% | 2.6% | 11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 2.6% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 19.8% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 24.3% | 38.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 13 Lesotho 40.5% compare
- 14 Central African Republic 39.9% compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 39.4% compare
- 17 Madagascar 38.1% compare
- 18 Rwanda 37.0% compare
- 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37.0% compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Benin?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Benin was 38.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Benin ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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