External health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: External health expenditure was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific, 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 East Asia & Pacific is 0.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 40.7% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 39th 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, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +78.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +23.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -36.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +146.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -38.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific?
- External health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for external health expenditure?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 39th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.