External health expenditure in Eswatini
Eswatini: External health expenditure was 28.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini stood at 28.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Eswatini peaked at 36.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 24th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +168.3% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +42.6% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +37.9% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 4.1% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 23.3% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 20.6% | 28.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Eswatini?
- External health expenditure in Eswatini was 28.4% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for external health expenditure?
- Eswatini ranks 24th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.