External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Europe (WHO region)
Europe (WHO region): External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.5%
Change on year
down 22.6%
Rank
11th
of 11 groups
All-time high
1.1%
in 2007
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Europe (WHO region), 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 Europe (WHO region) is 0.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 22.6% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Europe (WHO region) peaked at 1.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
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 Europe (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +44.1% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -35.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +69.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Europe (WHO region)?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Europe (WHO region) was 0.5% 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 Europe (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Europe (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does Europe (WHO region) rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Europe (WHO region) ranks 11th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Europe (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe (WHO region) 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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