Current health expenditure per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Current health expenditure per capita was 84.96 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure per capita in Kenya is 84.96 current US$, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Kenya peaked at 94.2 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.53 current US$, in 2000.
That places Kenya 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.98 current US$ | 21.53 current US$ | 55.46 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3 current US$ | 57.02 current US$ | 85.65 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.23 current US$ | 84.96 current US$ | 94.2 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 147 Côte d'Ivoire 87.68 current US$ compare
- 148 Papua New Guinea 85.15 current US$ compare
- 149 Tajikistan 85.15 current US$ compare
- 151 India 84.69 current US$ compare
- 152 Nepal 83.96 current US$ compare
- 153 Guinea-Bissau 82.14 current US$ compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,119 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0302 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5029 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Kenya?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Kenya was 84.96 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.53 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Kenya ranks 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.