External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Botswana
Botswana: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 6.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Botswana, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 6.5% for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Botswana peaked at 16.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2012.
Botswana ranks 71st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.0% | — |
| 2001 | 14.0% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +40.2% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -41.3% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -30.6% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +91.7% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +69.7% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -40.1% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +3.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 6.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 7.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 6.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +91.7% | 4.6% | 8.8% |
| 2017 | +69.7% | 5.7% | 9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 7.4% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.6% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Botswana?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Botswana was 6.5% 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2012.
- How does Botswana rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Botswana ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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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