Lebanon - External health expenditure

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Lebanon was 0.89 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 3.26 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.10 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 0.10
2001 0.24
2002 0.29
2003 0.47
2004 0.86
2005 0.48
2006 0.89
2007 1.11
2008 1.10
2009 1.79
2010 0.77
2011 0.72
2012 0.50
2013 1.07
2014 0.89
2015 3.26
2016 2.57
2017 2.50
2018 0.96
2019 0.89

External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Lebanon was 5.89 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 18.49 in 2015 and 0.46 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 0.46
2001 1.09
2002 1.19
2003 1.80
2004 3.17
2005 1.64
2006 3.56
2007 4.96
2008 5.24
2009 9.23
2010 4.45
2011 4.50
2012 2.78
2013 5.97
2014 5.16
2015 18.49
2016 15.54
2017 15.17
2018 6.65
2019 5.89

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

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Lebanon was 11.46 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 36.44 in 2015 and 0.92 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 0.92
2001 2.25
2002 2.39
2003 3.62
2004 6.62
2005 3.57
2006 7.92
2007 10.97
2008 11.00
2009 17.69
2010 8.58
2011 8.60
2012 5.19
2013 11.27
2014 10.09
2015 36.44
2016 31.55
2017 31.12
2018 13.26
2019 11.46

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems