External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in World
World: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 9.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.8%
Change on year
down 6.8%
Rank
5th
of 11 groups
All-time high
10.8%
in 2021
All-time low
5.0%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in World, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 9.8% for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in 2023.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in World peaked at 10.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 5.0% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.3% | 10.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in World?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in World was 9.8% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- How does World rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- World ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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