External health expenditure in Palestine
Palestine: External health expenditure was 8.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure in Palestine, 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 Palestine is 8.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 37.6% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Palestine peaked at 24.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2023.
Palestine ranks 64th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.8% | — |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +28.5% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +43.0% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -45.8% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -37.6% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 8.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.8%, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 8.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.1%, 7.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 17.8% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 11.8% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 8.7% | 14.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More health data for Palestine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % 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 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % 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 Palestine?
- External health expenditure in Palestine was 8.7% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2023.
- How does Palestine rank for external health expenditure?
- Palestine ranks 64th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine 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.