External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Algeria
Algeria: External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure in Algeria, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure in Algeria stood at 0.0%.
The figure is down 92.3% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Algeria peaked at 0.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Algeria 135th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +69.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -34.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -44.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +40.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -45.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +59.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -38.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +78.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -24.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +38.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +80.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +1423.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -92.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 4% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.1%, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Algeria 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 | +1423.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % 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 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0485 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Algeria?
- External health expenditure in Algeria was 0.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Algeria rank for external health expenditure?
- Algeria ranks 135th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.