External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Kenya
Kenya: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 20.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
20.1%
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
36th
of 194 countries
All-time high
29.6%
in 2009
All-time low
13.9%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 20.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Kenya peaked at 29.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 36th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9% | — |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +53.3% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +30.1% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +5.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 20.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 20.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 13.9% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 16.2% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 17.2% | 20.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 33 Afghanistan 21.2% compare
- 34 Yemen 21.1% compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 20.9% compare
- 37 Togo 20.0% compare
- 38 Mauritania 19.5% compare
- 39 Palau 18.5% compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 Kenya?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Kenya was 20.1% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Kenya ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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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