External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Cambodia
Cambodia: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 11.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Cambodia is 11.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Cambodia peaked at 28.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +233.4% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +34.7% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +50.7% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +37.1% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | +45.9% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -43.2% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +53.3% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +26.9% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -37.4% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -29.3% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +78.0% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +1.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 11.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 11.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Cambodia 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 | +233.4% | 2.1% | 7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 2.1% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 6.5% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.3% | 11.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 Cambodia?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Cambodia was 11.3% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Cambodia ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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