External health expenditure in Colombia
Colombia: External health expenditure was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure in Colombia, 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 Colombia is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.9% on the previous year and down 97.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Colombia peaked at 1.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
That places Colombia 139th 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 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +169.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +1804.6% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +108.2% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -33.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -25.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -34.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -87.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +144.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +243.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -95.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -33.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1804.6% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % 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 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % 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 Colombia?
- External health expenditure in Colombia 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for external health expenditure?
- Colombia ranks 139th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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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About this data
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.