Kenya vs Upper middle income: External health expenditure per capita, PPP
External health expenditure per capita, PPP over time
- Kenya
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 55.27 current international $ against 3.07 current international $ in Upper middle income, a difference of 52.2 current international $.
That makes Kenya's figure about 18.0 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 177 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.44 current international $ | 2.7 current international $ | 20.75 current international $ | Kenya |
| 2010s | 35.57 current international $ | 2.69 current international $ | 32.88 current international $ | Kenya |
| 2020s | 46.46 current international $ | 3.58 current international $ | 42.88 current international $ | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, ppp, Kenya or Upper middle income?
- Kenya, at 55.27 current international $ against 3.07 current international $ in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita, ppp between Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 52.2 current international $, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Upper middle income rank globally for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Kenya ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 34th 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.