External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Honduras
Honduras: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 10.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Honduras, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Honduras stood at 10.1%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 158.8% on the previous year and up 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Honduras peaked at 10.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2001.
That places Honduras 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -33.4% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +130.9% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +122.7% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -39.0% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -25.5% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -25.5% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +113.7% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +158.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 10.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 10.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 12.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +158.8% | 3.9% | 10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 1.9% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 2.6% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 3.9% | 10.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More health data for Honduras
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7082 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,052 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 521 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0509 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3974 % 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 Honduras?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Honduras was 10.1% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2001.
- How does Honduras rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Honduras ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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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