External health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): External health expenditure was 3.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 3.8% for external health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year and up 142.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 4.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2000.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 15th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +59.8% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -28.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +36.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +41.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +39.2% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 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
- 17 Rwanda 37.0% compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 37.0% compare
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 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 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 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 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4849 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- External health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 3.8% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for external health expenditure?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.