External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Lower-middle income (World Bank)
Lower-middle income (World Bank): External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 16.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
16.7%
Change on year
down 11.5%
Rank
3rd
of 11 groups
All-time high
19.5%
in 2021
All-time low
8.4%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Lower-middle 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 Lower-middle income (World Bank) stood at 16.7%.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Lower-middle income (World Bank) peaked at 19.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, 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 Lower-middle income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +22.3% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 8.4% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.2% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 15.8% | 19.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower-middle 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
- 5 Burundi 57.4% compare
- 6 Somalia 54.4% compare
More health data for Lower-middle income (World Bank)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 97,321 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 20,601 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16,092 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7,080 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 838 (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate -2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -8.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -40.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Lower-middle income (World Bank) was 16.7% 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 Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2000.
- How does Lower-middle income (World Bank) rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower-middle 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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