India vs Iran: External health expenditure per capita (current US$)
India
2.04 current US$
in 2023
Iran
1.91 current US$
in 2023
India rank
113th
Iran rank
115th
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) over time
- India
- Iran
How they compare
India currently reports 2.04 current US$ against 1.91 current US$ in Iran, a difference of 0.13 current US$.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 113th and Iran ranks 115th of 177 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4813 current US$ | 0.1731 current US$ | 0.3082 current US$ | India |
| 2010s | 0.3615 current US$ | 0.0425 current US$ | 0.319 current US$ | India |
| 2020s | 1.04 current US$ | 0.7767 current US$ | 0.2626 current US$ | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, India or Iran?
- India, at 2.04 current US$ against 1.91 current US$ in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita between India and Iran?
- 0.13 current US$, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iran?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do India and Iran rank globally for external health expenditure per capita?
- India ranks 113th and Iran ranks 115th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.