External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Eswatini
Eswatini: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 28.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Eswatini, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 28.4% for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in 2023.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Eswatini peaked at 36.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 25th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +168.3% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +42.6% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +37.9% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +1.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 28.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 28.4% 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 Eswatini 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 | +168.3% | 4.1% | 11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 4.1% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 23.3% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 20.6% | 28.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % 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 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % 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 Eswatini?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Eswatini was 28.4% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Eswatini ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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