External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Low income (World Bank)

Low income (World Bank): External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ was 14.16 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14.16
Change on year
up 11.7%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
14.16
in 2023
All-time low
3.18
in 2002
Years of data
24
2000–2023

External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Low income (World Bank), 2000–2023

2.557.51012.5152000201120232000: 4.12001: 3.52002: 3.22003: 3.22004: 4.52005: 5.52006: 6.42007: 6.92008: 8.52009: 9.42010: 9.72011: 11.82012: 10.42013: 11.52014: 13.62015: 12.12016: 10.62017: 10.72018: 11.72019: 10.22020: 11.42021: 12.12022: 12.72023: 14.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Low income (World Bank) recorded 14.16 for external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Low income (World Bank) peaked at 14.16 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.18, in 2002.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Low income (World Bank), year by year

Annual values for External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Low income (World Bank), 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 4.1
2001 3.45 -15.8%
2002 3.18 -8.0%
2003 3.23 +1.8%
2004 4.46 +38.1%
2005 5.49 +23.0%
2006 6.44 +17.3%
2007 6.88 +6.9%
2008 8.46 +22.9%
2009 9.42 +11.5%
2010 9.7 +2.9%
2011 11.83 +22.0%
2012 10.4 -12.1%
2013 11.52 +10.7%
2014 13.56 +17.7%
2015 12.1 -10.8%
2016 10.62 -12.2%
2017 10.69 +0.7%
2018 11.65 +8.9%
2019 10.18 -12.6%
2020 11.41 +12.1%
2021 12.12 +6.2%
2022 12.68 +4.7%
2023 14.16 +11.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.51 3.18 9.42 10
2010s 11.23 9.7 13.56 10
2020s 12.59 11.41 14.16 4

Countries ranked near Low income (World Bank)

  1. 4 Palau 311.87 compare
  2. 5 Naoero 307.77 compare
  3. 6 Marshall Islands 205.1 compare
  4. 7 Tonga 158.17 compare
  5. 8 Luxembourg 91.4 compare
  6. 9 Cook Islands 88.95 compare
  7. 10 Eswatini 84.19 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Low income (World Bank)?
External health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Low income (World Bank) was 14.16 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ recorded in Low income (World Bank)?
The highest recorded value was 14.16 in 2023.
What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ recorded in Low income (World Bank)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.18 in 2002.
How does Low income (World Bank) rank for external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$?
Low income (World Bank) ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
Is external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Low income (World Bank)?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low income (World Bank) 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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Indicator
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
191 places, 4,299 data points, 2000–2023
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