External health expenditure in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: External health expenditure was 1.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total stood at 1.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 2.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2018.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +31.3% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure in IDA & IBRD total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +31.3% | 1.5% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0326 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 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0375 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 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in IDA & IBRD total?
- External health expenditure in IDA & IBRD total was 1.2% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2018.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for external health expenditure?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.