External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Portugal

Portugal: External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ was 1.89 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.89
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
117th
of 178 countries
All-time high
2.87
in 2021
All-time low
0.4055
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Portugal, 2000–2023

0.511.522.532000201120232000: 0.4062001: 0.4252002: 0.5192003: 0.6282004: 0.7482005: 0.7592006: 0.8242007: 0.9632008: 1.12009: 1.22010: 1.12011: 1.22012: 1.12013: 1.22014: 1.22015: 1.12016: 1.72017: 1.92018: 1.52019: 1.62020: 1.72021: 2.92022: 2.22023: 1.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Portugal is 1.89, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Portugal peaked at 2.87 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4055, in 2000.

Portugal ranks 117th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Portugal, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 0.4055
2001 0.4248 +4.8%
2002 0.5185 +22.1%
2003 0.6281 +21.1%
2004 0.7483 +19.1%
2005 0.7587 +1.4%
2006 0.8242 +8.6%
2007 0.9629 +16.8%
2008 1.14 +18.7%
2009 1.2 +5.1%
2010 1.1 -8.2%
2011 1.18 +7.4%
2012 1.11 -6.6%
2013 1.15 +3.9%
2014 1.25 +8.3%
2015 1.09 -12.7%
2016 1.68 +54.0%
2017 1.88 +12.1%
2018 1.54 -17.9%
2019 1.64 +6.1%
2020 1.72 +5.0%
2021 2.87 +67.0%
2022 2.23 -22.1%
2023 1.89 -15.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7615 0.4055 1.2 10
2010s 1.36 1.09 1.88 10
2020s 2.18 1.72 2.87 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 114 India 2.04 compare
  2. 115 Mali 2.03 compare
  3. 116 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.91 compare
  4. 118 Bangladesh 1.87 compare
  5. 119 Turkmenistan 1.8 compare
  6. 120 Ukraine 1.65 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Portugal?
External health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Portugal was 1.89 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 2.87 in 2021.
What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4055 in 2000.
How does Portugal rank for external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$?
Portugal ranks 117th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
Is external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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