External health expenditure in Peru
Peru: External health expenditure was 0.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure in Peru, 2000–2019
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.2% for external health expenditure in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 89.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Peru peaked at 2.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
That places Peru 123rd out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +133.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +299.2% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -44.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -26.3% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +154.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -38.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -36.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -25.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -41.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
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More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.2081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8302 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Peru?
- External health expenditure in Peru was 0.2% in 2019, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Peru rank for external health expenditure?
- Peru ranks 123rd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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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About this data
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.