External health expenditure in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: External health expenditure was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 0.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.0% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Upper middle income peaked at 1.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
That places Upper middle income 34th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +44.9% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +55.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -35.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -31.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +94.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 31 Chad 22.4% compare
- 32 Afghanistan 21.2% compare
- 33 Yemen 21.1% compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 20.9% compare
- 35 Kenya 20.1% compare
- 36 Togo 20.0% compare
- 37 Mauritania 19.5% compare
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 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 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 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 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Upper middle income?
- External health expenditure in Upper middle income was 0.2% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Upper middle income rank for external health expenditure?
- Upper middle income ranks 34th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.