External health expenditure in World
World: External health expenditure was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in World, 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 World is 0.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in World peaked at 0.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.
World ranks 33rd of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in World, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +38.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +27.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 30 Marshall Islands 22.9% compare
- 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
More health data for World
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,458 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.47 % 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 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -0.915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in World?
- External health expenditure in World was 0.3% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- How does World rank for external health expenditure?
- World ranks 33rd out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.