External health expenditure in Portugal
Portugal: External health expenditure was 0.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Portugal, 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 Portugal stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 20.2% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Portugal peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 132nd 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +47.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +40.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -20.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 94% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +47.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2021 | +40.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Portugal?
- External health expenditure in Portugal was 0.1% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for external health expenditure?
- Portugal ranks 132nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.