External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Colombia
Colombia: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Colombia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.0% for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.9% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Colombia peaked at 1.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
Colombia ranks 139th 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +169.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +1804.6% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +108.2% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -33.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -25.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -34.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -87.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +144.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +243.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -33.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1804.6% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Colombia?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Colombia was 0.0% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Colombia ranks 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Colombia 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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