External health expenditure in IBRD only
IBRD only: External health expenditure was 0.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only stood at 0.4%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in IBRD only peaked at 1.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
That places IBRD only 28th out of 42 groups 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +52.5% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -26.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +74.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1058 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 22.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 554.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in IBRD only?
- External health expenditure in IBRD only was 0.4% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does IBRD only rank for external health expenditure?
- IBRD only ranks 28th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.