Egypt vs El Salvador: External health expenditure per capita
Egypt
4.9 current US$
in 2023
El Salvador
4.44 current US$
in 2023
Egypt rank
94th
El Salvador rank
97th
External health expenditure per capita over time
- Egypt
- El Salvador
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.9 current US$ against 4.44 current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 0.46 current US$.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was El Salvador ahead.
Egypt ranks 94th and El Salvador ranks 97th of 177 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 current US$ | 7.42 current US$ | 6.41 current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.8593 current US$ | 5.29 current US$ | 4.43 current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.33 current US$ | 3.84 current US$ | 0.5062 current US$ | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, Egypt or El Salvador?
- Egypt, at 4.9 current US$ against 4.44 current US$ in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita between Egypt and El Salvador?
- 0.46 current US$, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for external health expenditure per capita?
- Egypt ranks 94th and El Salvador ranks 97th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure per capita (current US$). 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.