High income vs Maldives: External health expenditure per capita
High income
0.9658 current US$
in 2023
Maldives
17.91 current US$
in 2023
High income rank
36th
Maldives rank
39th
External health expenditure per capita over time
- High income
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 17.91 current US$ against 0.9658 current US$ in High income, a difference of 16.94 current US$.
That makes Maldives's figure about 18.5 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 36th and Maldives ranks 39th of 42 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4019 current US$ | 2.03 current US$ | 1.63 current US$ | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.686 current US$ | 8.35 current US$ | 7.67 current US$ | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.856 current US$ | 50.04 current US$ | 49.18 current US$ | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, High income or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 17.91 current US$ against 0.9658 current US$ in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita between High income and Maldives?
- 16.94 current US$, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Maldives?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do High income and Maldives rank globally for external health expenditure per capita?
- High income ranks 36th and Maldives ranks 39th of 42 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure per capita (current US$). 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.