Current health expenditure per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Current health expenditure per capita was 28.3 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Eritrea, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure per capita in Eritrea is 28.3 current US$, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Eritrea peaked at 35.55 current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.03 current US$, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 185th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.89 current US$ | 14.03 current US$ | 24.35 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.94 current US$ | 25.1 current US$ | 35.55 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.66 current US$ | 27.09 current US$ | 28.3 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5062 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Eritrea?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Eritrea was 28.3 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.55 current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.03 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 185th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.