Nigeria - External health expenditure

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Nigeria was 12.75 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 16.97 in 2000, while its lowest value was 5.41 in 2006.

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 16.97
2001 6.72
2002 7.30
2003 5.72
2004 6.22
2005 5.45
2006 5.41
2007 5.90
2008 6.06
2009 6.22
2010 6.26
2011 7.86
2012 8.42
2013 12.44
2014 12.28
2015 9.92
2016 10.32
2017 7.92
2018 7.38
2019 12.75

External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Nigeria was 9.11 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 13.25 in 2014 and 1.25 in 2001.

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 3.01
2001 1.25
2002 1.33
2003 2.25
2004 2.78
2005 2.97
2006 3.60
2007 4.13
2008 4.93
2009 4.29
2010 4.80
2011 6.64
2012 7.80
2013 12.76
2014 13.25
2015 9.70
2016 8.19
2017 5.85
2018 4.91
2019 9.11

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

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Nigeria was 20.69 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 22.64 in 2014 and 5.36 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 13.13
2001 5.54
2002 5.36
2003 9.03
2004 9.73
2005 8.85
2006 8.74
2007 9.41
2008 9.98
2009 10.92
2010 9.85
2011 12.96
2012 14.14
2013 22.24
2014 22.64
2015 19.27
2016 19.70
2017 15.42
2018 12.04
2019 20.69

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems