Current health expenditure per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Current health expenditure per capita was 47.78 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Yemen, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure per capita in Yemen stood at 47.78 current US$.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Yemen peaked at 143.69 current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.91 current US$, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 174th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.91 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 24.09 current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 24.8 current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 31.6 current US$ | +27.4% |
| 2004 | 34.62 current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 38.27 current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 44.82 current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 51.84 current US$ | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 61.75 current US$ | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 58.02 current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 59.6 current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 56.59 current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 64.68 current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 68.4 current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 83.49 current US$ | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 88.41 current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 75.22 current US$ | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 87.3 current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 143.69 current US$ | +64.6% |
| 2019 | 80.95 current US$ | -43.7% |
| 2020 | 65.18 current US$ | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 49.3 current US$ | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 54.29 current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 47.78 current US$ | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.27 current US$ | 22.91 current US$ | 61.75 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.83 current US$ | 56.59 current US$ | 143.69 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.14 current US$ | 47.78 current US$ | 65.18 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2001 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2101 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Yemen?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Yemen was 47.78 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 143.69 current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.91 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Yemen ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.