External health expenditure in High income
High income: External health expenditure was 0.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure in High income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
High income recorded 0.0% for external health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 29.4% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in High income peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
That places High income 40th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
External health expenditure in High income, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -28.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +39.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -33.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +59.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -36.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
More health data for High income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 0.1569 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0338 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 -0.0702 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0367 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 0.4572 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in High income?
- External health expenditure in High income was 0.0% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does High income rank for external health expenditure?
- High income ranks 40th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.