Current health expenditure per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Current health expenditure per capita was 79.56 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure per capita in Zambia stood at 79.56 current US$.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Zambia peaked at 85.02 current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.81 current US$, in 2000.
That places Zambia 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.81 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 18.95 current US$ | +28.0% |
| 2002 | 23.19 current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 26.76 current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 29.99 current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 45 current US$ | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 58.68 current US$ | +30.4% |
| 2007 | 51.02 current US$ | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 61.82 current US$ | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 59.39 current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 59.99 current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 64.32 current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 69.18 current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 83.29 current US$ | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 65.39 current US$ | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 57.39 current US$ | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 55.4 current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 70.93 current US$ | +28.0% |
| 2018 | 69.83 current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 85.02 current US$ | +21.8% |
| 2020 | 60.02 current US$ | -29.4% |
| 2021 | 74.84 current US$ | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 75.4 current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 79.56 current US$ | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.96 current US$ | 14.81 current US$ | 61.82 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.07 current US$ | 55.4 current US$ | 85.02 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.45 current US$ | 60.02 current US$ | 79.56 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4097 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2882 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Zambia?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Zambia was 79.56 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.02 current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.81 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Zambia ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.