External health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: External health expenditure was 1.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 1.9% for external health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 3.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2020.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +30.8% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +39.9% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +33.4% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 17 Rwanda 37.0% compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37.0% compare
- 19 Solomon Islands 33.9% compare
- 20 Vanuatu 32.0% compare
- 21 Haiti 31.6% compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 28.5% compare
- 23 Eritrea 28.5% compare
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0285 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0442 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend?
- External health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend was 1.9% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for external health expenditure?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.