External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Pakistan
Pakistan: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 9.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.7%
Change on year
down 26.6%
World rank
63rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
13.2%
in 2022
All-time low
0.7%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Pakistan, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Pakistan stood at 9.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.6% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Pakistan peaked at 13.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
Pakistan ranks 63rd of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +127.8% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +179.8% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -46.5% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -25.9% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +82.2% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +55.5% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -40.0% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +44.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -42.4% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +26.6% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +59.2% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +31.1% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -26.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 9.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 9.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 13.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 0.7% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.8% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 6.3% | 13.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Pakistan was 9.7% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Pakistan ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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