External health expenditure in Myanmar
Myanmar: External health expenditure was 6.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar stood at 6.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.7% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Myanmar peaked at 13.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 71st of 177 countries 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +139.1% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +35.9% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +72.1% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +54.4% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +27.7% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -40.2% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -43.5% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +46.3% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +23.6% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +62.3% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +30.2% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -53.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 1.2% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 6.1% | 13.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Myanmar?
- External health expenditure in Myanmar was 6.1% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for external health expenditure?
- Myanmar ranks 71st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.