External health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): External health expenditure was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.8% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +60.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -27.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -25.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -41.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -31.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +140.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -43.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -42.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | +140.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 32 Afghanistan 21.2% compare
- 33 Yemen 21.1% compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 20.9% compare
- 35 Kenya 20.1% compare
- 36 Togo 20.0% compare
- 37 Mauritania 19.5% compare
- 38 Palau 18.5% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- External health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.1% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for external health expenditure?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.