External health expenditure in Low income
Low income: External health expenditure was 31.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Low income, 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 Low income is 31.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Low income peaked at 31.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2003.
Low income ranks 1st of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.7% | — |
| 2001 | 12.6% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +34.9% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 11.5% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 22.5% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 28.3% | 31.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 Micronesia, Federated States of 71.5% compare
- 2 Malawi 65.5% compare
- 3 South Sudan 62.3% compare
- 4 Mozambique 57.7% compare
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 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, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Low income?
- External health expenditure in Low income was 31.8% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2003.
- How does Low income rank for external health expenditure?
- Low income ranks 1st out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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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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.