External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Low income (World Bank)
Low income (World Bank): External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 31.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
31.7%
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
33.0%
in 2011
All-time low
14.5%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Low income (World Bank), 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 Low income (World Bank) is 31.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Low income (World Bank) peaked at 33.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, 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 Low income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.5% | — |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 14.5% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 29.2% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 29.7% | 31.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income (World Bank)
- 1 Micronesia (country) 71.5% compare
- 2 Malawi 65.5% compare
- 3 South Sudan 62.3% compare
- 4 Mozambique 57.7% compare
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- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7,814 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,130 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16,008 (2025)
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- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -0.6182 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate 0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.222 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Low income (World Bank)?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Low income (World Bank) was 31.7% 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 Low income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Low income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2000.
- How does Low income (World Bank) rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Low income (World Bank) ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Low income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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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