Benin - External health expenditure

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Benin was 24.34 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.24 in 2012, while its lowest value was 16.74 in 2000.

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
2000 16.74
2001 17.03
2002 18.43
2003 19.96
2004 20.17
2005 20.25
2006 20.01
2007 24.99
2008 25.95
2009 22.01
2010 25.75
2011 25.86
2012 36.24
2013 25.43
2014 28.59
2015 34.23
2016 30.56
2017 19.48
2018 30.04
2019 24.34

External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Benin was 7.09 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 14.17 in 2012 and 2.66 in 2000.

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
2000 2.66
2001 2.87
2002 3.22
2003 4.31
2004 4.95
2005 4.89
2006 5.09
2007 6.99
2008 7.87
2009 6.77
2010 8.00
2011 9.05
2012 14.17
2013 9.10
2014 9.85
2015 10.72
2016 9.10
2017 5.80
2018 9.34
2019 7.09

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

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Benin was 19.96 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 30.92 in 2012 and 9.14 in 2000.

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
2000 9.14
2001 10.17
2002 10.63
2003 11.75
2004 12.50
2005 12.20
2006 12.70
2007 16.33
2008 16.43
2009 14.63
2010 18.25
2011 19.35
2012 30.92
2013 19.41
2014 21.61
2015 28.73
2016 25.16
2017 15.53
2018 24.36
2019 19.96

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems