External health expenditure in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: External health expenditure was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure in Late-demographic dividend, 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 Late-demographic dividend stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 40.0% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 0.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
That places Late-demographic dividend 38th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +30.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -32.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +26.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -21.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +35.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +53.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -25.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0432 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 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Late-demographic dividend?
- External health expenditure in Late-demographic dividend was 0.1% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for external health expenditure?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 38th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.