External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Philippines
Philippines: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Philippines, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Philippines stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 71.3% on the previous year and down 94.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Philippines peaked at 5.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 128th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -49.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -24.3% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +57.6% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -46.6% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +69.7% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +57.2% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -85.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +30.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +81.6% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +587.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -93.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -71.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 10% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +587.6% | 0.7% | 5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 5.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 125 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 126 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare
- 127 Thailand 0.1% compare
- 129 Croatia 0.1% compare
- 130 Belarus 0.1% compare
- 131 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,456 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,006 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.61 % 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 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.21 % 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 Philippines?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Philippines was 0.1% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Philippines ranks 128th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines 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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