El Salvador vs Niger: External health expenditure per capita, PPP
External health expenditure per capita, PPP over time
- El Salvador
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 11.15 current international $ against 10.43 current international $ in El Salvador, a difference of 0.72 current international $.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 100th and Niger ranks 99th of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.22 current international $ | 5 current international $ | 7.23 current international $ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 10.8 current international $ | 8.47 current international $ | 2.32 current international $ | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 8.96 current international $ | 13.35 current international $ | 4.38 current international $ | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, ppp, El Salvador or Niger?
- Niger, at 11.15 current international $ against 10.43 current international $ in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita, ppp between El Salvador and Niger?
- 0.72 current international $, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Niger?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Niger rank globally for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- El Salvador ranks 100th and Niger ranks 99th 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, PPP (current international $). 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 international dollars at purchasing power parity. 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.