External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Portugal
Portugal: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 0.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Portugal stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 20.2% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Portugal peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 132nd 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +47.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +40.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -20.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 7.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +47.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2021 | +40.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % 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 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % 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 Portugal?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Portugal 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Portugal ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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