High income vs Uganda: External health expenditure per capita
High income
0.9658 current US$
in 2023
Uganda
19.93 current US$
in 2023
High income rank
36th
Uganda rank
34th
External health expenditure per capita over time
- High income
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 19.93 current US$ against 0.9658 current US$ in High income, a difference of 18.96 current US$.
That makes Uganda's figure about 20.6 times High income's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 34th of 42 groups.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4019 current US$ | 6.74 current US$ | 6.34 current US$ | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.686 current US$ | 16.03 current US$ | 15.34 current US$ | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.856 current US$ | 21.18 current US$ | 20.32 current US$ | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, High income or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 19.93 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 Uganda?
- 18.96 current US$, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Uganda?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do High income and Uganda rank globally for external health expenditure per capita?
- High income ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 34th of 42 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure per capita (current US$). 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.