Latvia - External health expenditure

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Latvia was 0.269 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 0.479 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.007 in 2010.

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
2004 0.450
2005 0.315
2007 0.053
2008 0.099
2009 0.479
2010 0.007
2017 0.164
2018 0.165
2019 0.269

External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Latvia was 3.14 as of 2019. Over the past 15 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 3.57 in 2009 and 0.05 in 2010.

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
2004 1.77
2005 1.39
2007 0.41
2008 0.90
2009 3.57
2010 0.05
2017 1.53
2018 1.81
2019 3.14

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

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Latvia was 5.65 as of 2019. Over the past 15 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 5.65 in 2019 and 0.07 in 2010.

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
2004 3.41
2005 2.54
2007 0.53
2008 1.07
2009 4.93
2010 0.07
2017 2.79
2018 3.13
2019 5.65

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems