Cameroon - External health expenditure

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Cameroon was 14.21 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 14.21 in 2019, while its lowest value was 2.25 in 2001.

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 2.67
2001 2.25
2002 3.45
2003 2.37
2004 3.35
2005 4.77
2006 4.66
2007 5.17
2008 6.11
2009 5.72
2010 8.01
2011 12.16
2012 7.86
2013 7.31
2014 10.57
2015 9.90
2016 9.81
2017 9.52
2018 8.70
2019 14.21

External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Cameroon was 7.67 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 7.67 in 2019 and 0.60 in 2001.

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 0.75
2001 0.60
2002 1.05
2003 0.88
2004 1.36
2005 1.98
2006 2.00
2007 2.45
2008 3.22
2009 2.82
2010 3.87
2011 6.86
2012 4.34
2013 4.05
2014 6.44
2015 4.93
2016 4.99
2017 4.74
2018 4.63
2019 7.67

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

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Cameroon was 19.35 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 19.35 in 2019 and 1.86 in 2001.

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 2.23
2001 1.86
2002 3.08
2003 2.18
2004 3.10
2005 4.60
2006 4.59
2007 5.24
2008 6.14
2009 5.64
2010 8.07
2011 13.55
2012 9.14
2013 8.31
2014 13.31
2015 12.10
2016 12.46
2017 11.81
2018 11.13
2019 19.35

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems