External health expenditure in Other small states
Other small states: External health expenditure was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Other small states, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 1.8% for external health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.3% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Other small states peaked at 3.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
That places Other small states 21st 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +63.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +40.8% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +33.6% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +61.1% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37.0% compare
- 19 Solomon Islands 33.9% compare
- 20 Vanuatu 32.0% compare
- 21 Haiti 31.6% compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 28.5% compare
- 23 Eritrea 28.5% compare
- 24 Eswatini 28.4% compare
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0421 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 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0423 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Other small states?
- External health expenditure in Other small states was 1.8% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does Other small states rank for external health expenditure?
- Other small states ranks 21st out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.