Sierra Leone - External health expenditure

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Sierra Leone was 29.98 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 52.98 in 2014, while its lowest value was 5.46 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 5.81
2001 5.46
2002 6.38
2003 8.37
2004 13.36
2005 17.15
2006 20.11
2007 16.08
2008 17.78
2009 21.46
2010 24.14
2011 23.13
2012 17.56
2013 29.85
2014 52.98
2015 50.18
2016 40.99
2017 34.76
2018 28.87
2019 29.98

External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Sierra Leone was 13.84 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 74.70 in 2014 and 1.35 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 1.35
2001 1.38
2002 1.84
2003 2.42
2004 3.90
2005 5.54
2006 6.76
2007 5.82
2008 7.17
2009 9.32
2010 10.62
2011 13.77
2012 10.53
2013 24.75
2014 74.70
2015 60.67
2016 35.70
2017 16.23
2018 12.78
2019 13.84

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

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Sierra Leone was 47.07 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 186.86 in 2014 and 3.84 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 6.77
2001 3.84
2002 5.73
2003 7.58
2004 12.83
2005 17.20
2006 19.75
2007 16.47
2008 18.80
2009 25.92
2010 29.96
2011 36.96
2012 26.14
2013 60.30
2014 186.86
2015 163.80
2016 113.70
2017 53.38
2018 40.78
2019 47.07

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems