External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Eritrea
Eritrea: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 28.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Eritrea, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 28.5% for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in 2023.
That represents a change of up 26.8% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Eritrea peaked at 53.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +2054.2% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +61.5% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | +71.9% |
| 2004 | 42.6% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -38.3% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | +28.8% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +60.0% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -46.0% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | +35.2% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -47.6% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +34.6% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | +26.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 28.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.7%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 28.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Eritrea 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 | +2054.2% | 0.6% | 13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 0.6% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 21.4% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 22.5% | 31.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Eritrea?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Eritrea was 28.5% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Eritrea ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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