Current health expenditure per capita in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Current health expenditure per capita was 320 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Low & middle income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 320 current US$ for current health expenditure per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Low & middle income peaked at 320 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.78 current US$, in 2002.
Low & middle income ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.93 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 58.27 current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 56.78 current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 63.52 current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 72.93 current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 85.43 current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 97.74 current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 116.18 current US$ | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 137.33 current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 144.09 current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 166.16 current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 192.52 current US$ | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 204.55 current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 218.77 current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 226.13 current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 221.29 current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 218.71 current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 234.98 current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 243.18 current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 250.11 current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 252.96 current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 288.5 current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 310.05 current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 320 current US$ | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.12 current US$ | 56.78 current US$ | 144.09 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 217.64 current US$ | 166.16 current US$ | 250.11 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 292.88 current US$ | 252.96 current US$ | 320 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3789 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1352 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3111 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3221 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Low & middle income?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Low & middle income was 320 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 320 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.78 current US$ in 2002.
- How does Low & middle income rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.