External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Kenya
Kenya: External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ was 17.11 in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 17.11 for external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Kenya peaked at 17.47 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.99, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 44th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.99 | — |
| 2001 | 3.16 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 3.52 | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 4.3 | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 5.66 | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 5.86 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 11.69 | +99.3% |
| 2007 | 14.34 | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 15.78 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 16.41 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 16.94 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 15.01 | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 15.68 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 15.31 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 14.58 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 12.71 | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 11.97 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 14.02 | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 16.68 | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 15.85 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 14.86 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 17.47 | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 17.34 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 17.11 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.37 | 2.99 | 16.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.88 | 11.97 | 16.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7 | 14.86 | 17.47 | 4 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Kenya?
- External health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Kenya was 17.11 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 17.47 in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$?
- Kenya ranks 44th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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