External health expenditure in Angola
Angola: External health expenditure was 7.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Angola, 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 Angola stood at 7.2%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 55.8% on the previous year and up 179.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Angola peaked at 7.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
That places Angola 66th out of 177 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 in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +178.5% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -18.6% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +85.7% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +57.5% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +92.8% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -53.9% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +53.8% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -24.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +23.5% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +36.4% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +37.1% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +55.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.6% | 7.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Angola?
- External health expenditure in Angola was 7.2% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for external health expenditure?
- Angola ranks 66th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.