Arab World - External health expenditure

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Arab World was 0.45 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 1.19 in 2007, while its lowest value was 0.45 in 2018.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2003 0.59
2004 1.05
2005 0.65
2006 1.05
2007 1.19
2008 0.67
2009 0.93
2010 0.72
2011 1.00
2012 0.76
2013 0.57
2014 0.97
2015 0.64
2016 0.50
2017 0.75
2018 0.45
2019 0.45

External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Arab World was 1.70 as of 2019. Over the past 16 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2.79 in 2017 and 0.50 in 2003.

Definition: Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2003 0.50
2004 0.99
2005 0.65
2006 1.20
2007 1.69
2008 1.16
2009 1.68
2010 1.37
2011 2.34
2012 1.80
2013 1.94
2014 2.62
2015 1.64
2016 1.75
2017 2.79
2018 1.69
2019 1.70

External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Arab World was 5.44 as of 2019. Over the past 16 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 6.43 in 2014 and 2.16 in 2003.

Definition: Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP). External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2003 2.16
2004 3.93
2005 2.72
2006 4.42
2007 5.90
2008 3.51
2009 4.99
2010 3.51
2011 5.50
2012 4.24
2013 4.37
2014 6.43
2015 3.27
2016 4.45
2017 5.71
2018 5.04
2019 5.44

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems