External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Panama
Panama: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 0.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Panama stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 97.7% on the previous year and up 302.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Panama peaked at 1.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
That places Panama 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -50.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -41.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +51.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -37.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +484.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -61.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -46.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +40.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +165.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -80.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -34.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +49.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +196.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +341.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -64.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +97.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +484.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Panama?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Panama was 0.8% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Panama rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Panama ranks 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 302.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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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