External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in India
India: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 2.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in India, 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 India is 2.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 111.2% on the previous year and up 793.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in India peaked at 2.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.
India ranks 88th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -38.1% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +47.1% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -31.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -45.6% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -71.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +176.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -21.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +54.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +111.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 2.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.8%, 51% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +176.7% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in India?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in India was 2.4% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
- How does India rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- India ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 793.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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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