Bhutan - External health expenditure

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Bhutan was 6.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 29.11 in 2006, while its lowest value was 4.76 in 2016.

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 8.12
2001 18.82
2002 8.89
2003 11.48
2004 17.37
2005 19.02
2006 29.11
2007 20.92
2008 15.00
2009 9.11
2010 11.02
2011 9.76
2012 8.71
2013 9.69
2014 8.65
2015 5.07
2016 4.76
2017 11.17
2018 6.05
2019 6.96

External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Bhutan was 8.08 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 16.10 in 2006 and 2.51 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 2.51
2001 6.77
2002 3.21
2003 4.33
2004 8.15
2005 9.08
2006 16.10
2007 13.82
2008 8.83
2009 5.57
2010 8.16
2011 7.76
2012 7.49
2013 8.55
2014 7.69
2015 5.00
2016 4.71
2017 11.71
2018 6.22
2019 8.08

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

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Bhutan was 30.10 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 53.39 in 2006 and 9.42 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 9.42
2001 25.87
2002 12.27
2003 15.67
2004 28.39
2005 29.98
2006 53.39
2007 41.71
2008 27.09
2009 18.29
2010 24.19
2011 22.10
2012 23.33
2013 27.63
2014 25.13
2015 17.26
2016 16.80
2017 39.70
2018 22.28
2019 30.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems