External health expenditure in Benin
Benin: External health expenditure was 38.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure in Benin is 38.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.8% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Benin peaked at 38.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
That places Benin 15th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +337.1% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +28.1% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -23.8% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +42.9% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +55.6% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +33.2% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | +33.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 2.6% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 19.8% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 24.3% | 38.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 12 Lesotho 40.5% compare
- 13 Central African Republic 39.9% compare
- 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 39.4% compare
- 16 Madagascar 38.1% compare
- 17 Rwanda 37.0% compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37.0% compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Benin?
- External health expenditure in Benin was 38.4% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for external health expenditure?
- Benin ranks 15th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.