External health expenditure in Egypt
Egypt: External health expenditure was 3.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure in Egypt, 2003–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 3.5% for external health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 2,026.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Egypt peaked at 3.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
That places Egypt 80th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.9% | — |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +33.4% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -35.1% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -60.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -34.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -56.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +739.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -85.2% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +399.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -68.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +108.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +57.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -43.7% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +421.7% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +5.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 3.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.8%, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 3.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.1%, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +739.8% | 0.2% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 0.6% | 3.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 Egypt?
- External health expenditure in Egypt was 3.5% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Egypt rank for external health expenditure?
- Egypt ranks 80th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,026.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.