East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Maldives: External health expenditure per capita
External health expenditure per capita over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 17.91 current US$ against 0.6456 current US$ in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 17.26 current US$.
That makes Maldives's figure about 27.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 38th and Maldives ranks 39th of 42 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4074 current US$ | 2.14 current US$ | 1.73 current US$ | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.7291 current US$ | 6.67 current US$ | 5.94 current US$ | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.06 current US$ | 50.04 current US$ | 48.98 current US$ | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 17.91 current US$ against 0.6456 current US$ in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Maldives?
- 17.26 current US$, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Maldives?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Maldives rank globally for external health expenditure per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 38th and Maldives ranks 39th of 42 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.