External health expenditure in Niger
Niger: External health expenditure was 14.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Niger, 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 Niger stood at 14.6%.
That represents a change of down 19.7% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Niger peaked at 24.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2000.
That places Niger 50th out of 177 countries 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | +85.2% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -39.9% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +29.1% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.3% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 10.7% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 14.3% | 18.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 47 Timor-Leste 15.3% compare
- 48 Congo 14.9% compare
- 49 Cameroon 14.7% compare
- 51 Naoero 13.4% compare
- 52 Tajikistan 11.9% compare
- 53 Côte d'Ivoire 11.8% compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Niger?
- External health expenditure in Niger was 14.6% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for external health expenditure?
- Niger ranks 50th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.