External health expenditure in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: External health expenditure was 5.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income stood at 5.7%.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Lower middle income peaked at 5.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2001.
That places Lower middle income 14th 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 in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 43.9% compare
- 12 Lesotho 40.5% compare
- 13 Central African Republic 39.9% compare
- 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 39.4% compare
- 15 Benin 38.4% compare
- 16 Madagascar 38.1% compare
- 17 Rwanda 37.0% compare
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Lower middle income?
- External health expenditure in Lower middle income was 5.7% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2001.
- How does Lower middle income rank for external health expenditure?
- Lower middle income ranks 14th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.