External health expenditure in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: External health expenditure was 45.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
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 Zimbabwe stood at 45.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 123.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Zimbabwe peaked at 61.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2012.
Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.5% | — |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -30.1% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +31.2% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | +108.0% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.5% | 15.3% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 45.0% | 55.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Zimbabwe?
- External health expenditure in Zimbabwe was 45.0% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for external health expenditure?
- Zimbabwe ranks 8th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.