External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Western Pacific (WHO region)
Western Pacific (WHO region): External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 14.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
14.8%
Change on year
down 19.6%
Rank
4th
of 11 groups
All-time high
19.8%
in 2021
All-time low
7.3%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Western Pacific (WHO region), 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Western Pacific (WHO region) recorded 14.8% for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in 2023.
That represents a change of down 19.6% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Western Pacific (WHO region) peaked at 19.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
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 Western Pacific (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +32.5% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +34.4% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +40.4% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 7.3% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 13.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 14.1% | 19.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Pacific (WHO region)
- 1 Micronesia (country) 71.5% compare
- 2 Malawi 65.5% compare
- 3 South Sudan 62.3% compare
- 4 Mozambique 57.7% compare
- 5 Burundi 57.4% compare
- 6 Somalia 54.4% compare
- 7 Niue 54.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Western Pacific (WHO region) was 14.8% 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 Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Western Pacific (WHO region) rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Western Pacific (WHO region) ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Pacific (WHO region) 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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