External health expenditure in Yemen
Yemen: External health expenditure was 21.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure in Yemen, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure in Yemen stood at 21.1%.
The figure is up 25.4% on the previous year and up 351.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Yemen peaked at 22.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2003.
Yemen ranks 33rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -27.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +31.1% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +68.8% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +49.2% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +32.5% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +57.3% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +79.8% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +75.8% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +25.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 21.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 27.7%, 76% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 21.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.1%, 18.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 2.4% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 12.7% | 22.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 30 Marshall Islands 22.9% compare
- 31 Chad 22.4% compare
- 32 Afghanistan 21.2% compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 20.9% compare
- 35 Kenya 20.1% compare
- 36 Togo 20.0% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Yemen?
- External health expenditure in Yemen was 21.1% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2003.
- How does Yemen rank for external health expenditure?
- Yemen ranks 33rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 351.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.