External health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: External health expenditure was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 recorded 1.6% for external health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 1.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2013.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 42 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +32.2% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +46.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +32.9% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % 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 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0337 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 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- External health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 1.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for external health expenditure?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.