Zambia - External health expenditure

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Zambia was 43.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 57.19 in 2009, while its lowest value was 3.00 in 2000.

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 3.00
2001 7.02
2002 13.56
2003 19.54
2004 27.05
2005 35.29
2006 30.98
2007 35.71
2008 41.96
2009 57.19
2010 45.62
2011 36.84
2012 44.37
2013 54.75
2014 32.55
2015 36.36
2016 42.50
2017 40.59
2018 44.37
2019 43.70

External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Zambia was 30.30 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 48.25 in 2013 and 0.74 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 0.74
2001 1.76
2002 3.52
2003 6.12
2004 10.27
2005 17.01
2006 19.07
2007 17.48
2008 23.47
2009 29.37
2010 25.27
2011 21.32
2012 30.75
2013 48.25
2014 21.97
2015 21.58
2016 24.38
2017 27.27
2018 33.86
2019 30.30

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

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Zambia was 84.14 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 91.91 in 2013 and 3.52 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 3.52
2001 7.93
2002 16.44
2003 26.62
2004 38.70
2005 52.94
2006 43.06
2007 39.86
2008 46.14
2009 74.25
2010 53.94
2011 42.38
2012 59.69
2013 91.91
2014 44.11
2015 55.32
2016 64.78
2017 61.91
2018 80.56
2019 84.14

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems