External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 45.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Zimbabwe stood at 45.0%.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and up 123.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Zimbabwe peaked at 61.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2012.
That places Zimbabwe 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.5% | — |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -30.1% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +31.2% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | +108.0% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | -12.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 45.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 45.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.5% | 15.3% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 45.0% | 55.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Zimbabwe?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Zimbabwe was 45.0% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Zimbabwe ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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