South Africa - External health expenditure

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in South Africa was 1.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 11.79 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.64 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 0.64
2001 0.64
2002 0.64
2003 5.55
2004 5.45
2005 11.79
2006 6.43
2007 7.30
2008 8.06
2009 8.09
2010 7.64
2011 7.10
2012 6.63
2013 6.74
2014 1.73
2015 1.67
2016 2.04
2017 1.08
2018 1.13
2019 1.10

External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in South Africa was 6.03 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 49.67 in 2011 and 1.20 in 2002.

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 1.60
2001 1.35
2002 1.20
2003 16.47
2004 20.46
2005 48.79
2006 27.70
2007 34.17
2008 36.61
2009 40.44
2010 48.54
2011 49.67
2012 43.66
2013 40.76
2014 9.52
2015 8.43
2016 9.51
2017 5.79
2018 6.39
2019 6.03

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

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in South Africa was 13.10 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 88.74 in 2005 and 3.98 in 2002.

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 4.06
2001 4.06
2002 3.98
2003 37.80
2004 38.64
2005 88.74
2006 52.02
2007 62.98
2008 74.11
2009 78.71
2010 77.63
2011 75.51
2012 70.17
2013 74.32
2014 18.54
2015 18.47
2016 22.71
2017 12.01
2018 12.97
2019 13.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems