External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Greece
Greece: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Greece stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.3% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Greece peaked at 1.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Greece 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +103.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +859.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +464.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +58.9% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -84.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +60.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +28.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 30.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +859.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2013 | +464.1% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Greece?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Greece was 0.3% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Greece ranks 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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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