Current health expenditure per capita in Low income
Low income: Current health expenditure per capita was 37.74 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Low income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Low income recorded 37.74 current US$ for current health expenditure per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Low income peaked at 40.52 current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.9 current US$, in 2001.
Low income ranks 45th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Low income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.28 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 12.9 current US$ | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 13.82 current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 15.59 current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 18.07 current US$ | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 20.84 current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 24.6 current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 29.68 current US$ | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 33.69 current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 34.5 current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 35.11 current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 35.99 current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 36.3 current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 38.14 current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 40.52 current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 39.28 current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 37.26 current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 36.35 current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 37.83 current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 35.1 current US$ | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 36.16 current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 36.83 current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 37.63 current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 37.74 current US$ | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8 current US$ | 12.9 current US$ | 34.5 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.19 current US$ | 35.1 current US$ | 40.52 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.09 current US$ | 36.16 current US$ | 37.74 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.281 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Low income?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Low income was 37.74 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 40.52 current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Low income rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Low income ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.