External health expenditure in Small states
Small states: External health expenditure was 2.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
External health expenditure in Small states, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Small states recorded 2.4% for external health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is down 22.9% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Small states peaked at 4.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2000.
Small states ranks 19th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
External health expenditure in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +32.4% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +42.3% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 16 Madagascar 38.1% compare
- 17 Rwanda 37.0% compare
- 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
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.7832 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0397 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 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0365 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 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.933 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Small states?
- External health expenditure in Small states was 2.4% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- How does Small states rank for external health expenditure?
- Small states ranks 19th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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.