External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Myanmar
Myanmar: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 6.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 6.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.7% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Myanmar peaked at 13.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +139.1% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +35.9% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +72.1% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +54.4% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +27.7% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -40.2% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -43.5% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +46.3% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +23.6% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +62.3% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +30.2% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -53.7% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 6.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 6.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 66% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 1.2% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 6.1% | 13.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % 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 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % 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 Myanmar?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Myanmar was 6.1% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Myanmar ranks 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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