External health expenditure in Eritrea
Eritrea: External health expenditure was 28.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
External health expenditure in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea stood at 28.5%.
That represents a change of up 26.8% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Eritrea peaked at 53.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 23rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
External health expenditure in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +2054.2% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +61.5% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | +71.9% |
| 2004 | 42.6% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -38.3% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | +28.8% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +60.0% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -46.0% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | +35.2% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -47.6% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +34.6% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | +26.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 0.6% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 21.4% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 22.5% | 31.9% | 4 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0602 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.2288 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0614 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3546 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Eritrea?
- External health expenditure in Eritrea was 28.5% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for external health expenditure?
- Eritrea ranks 23rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.