External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in IDA blend
IDA blend: External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) was 11.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in IDA blend, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure in IDA blend is 11.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in IDA blend peaked at 12.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2001.
That places IDA blend 13th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -32.0% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 4.8% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.3% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 10 Uganda 44.1% compare
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 43.9% compare
- 12 Lesotho 40.5% compare
- 13 Central African Republic 39.9% compare
- 14 Tanzania 39.4% compare
- 15 Benin 38.4% compare
- 16 Madagascar 38.1% compare
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 0-14, female 128.45 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3789 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4955 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in IDA blend?
- External health expenditure in IDA blend was 11.4% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2001.
- How does IDA blend rank for external health expenditure?
- IDA blend ranks 13th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.