External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Bolivia
Bolivia: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 1.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Bolivia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Bolivia stood at 1.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.8% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Bolivia peaked at 9.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2019.
Bolivia ranks 98th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +29.6% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -32.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +29.6% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -24.4% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -28.9% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -29.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -30.4% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +143.5% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -47.2% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +297.6% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -78.8% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 1.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +297.6% | 1.5% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 4.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 5.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 95 Israel 1.4% compare
- 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.3% compare
- 97 Guyana 1.2% compare
- 99 Luxembourg 1.2% compare
- 100 Vietnam 1.1% compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 1.0% compare
More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % 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 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % 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 Bolivia?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Bolivia was 1.2% 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2019.
- How does Bolivia rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Bolivia ranks 98th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia 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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