External health expenditure in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: External health expenditure was 22.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Pre-demographic dividend, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure in Pre-demographic dividend is 22.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.2% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 22.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2003.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.9% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -25.9% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -23.4% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.1% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.3% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 16.0% | 22.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 1 Micronesia, Federated States of 71.5% compare
- 2 Malawi 65.5% compare
- 3 South Sudan 62.3% compare
- 4 Mozambique 57.7% compare
- 5 Burundi 57.4% compare
- 6 Somalia 54.4% compare
- 7 Zambia 47.9% compare
More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0271 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 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0276 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 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Pre-demographic dividend?
- External health expenditure in Pre-demographic dividend was 22.8% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2003.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for external health expenditure?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.