OECD members - External health expenditure

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in OECD members was 0.014 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 0.014 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.009 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
2003 0.011
2004 0.011
2005 0.010
2012 0.010
2013 0.012
2014 0.012
2015 0.013
2016 0.009
2017 0.009
2018 0.012
2019 0.014

External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in OECD members was 0.883 as of 2019. Over the past 16 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 0.883 in 2019 and 0.393 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 0.393
2004 0.420
2005 0.409
2012 0.594
2013 0.686
2014 0.710
2015 0.733
2016 0.538
2017 0.557
2018 0.807
2019 0.883

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

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in OECD members was 0.945 as of 2019. Over the past 16 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 0.945 in 2019 and 0.600 in 2017.

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 0.739
2004 0.690
2005 0.614
2012 0.662
2013 0.740
2014 0.748
2015 0.892
2016 0.606
2017 0.600
2018 0.854
2019 0.945

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems