External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in High income (World Bank)
High income (World Bank): External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.6%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
10th
of 11 groups
All-time high
2.4%
in 2008
All-time low
0.6%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in High income (World Bank), 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in High income (World Bank) stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in High income (World Bank) peaked at 2.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
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 High income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +29.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +57.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +22.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -32.2% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +29.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in High income (World Bank)?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in High income (World Bank) was 1.6% 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 High income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in High income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does High income (World Bank) rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- High income (World Bank) ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in High income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income (World Bank) 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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