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

World: External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ was 28.37 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
28.37
Change on year
down 7.1%
Rank
3rd
of 11 groups
All-time high
30.55
in 2022
All-time low
5.4
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

1020302000201120232000: 5.42001: 5.62002: 62003: 6.62004: 11.12005: 132006: 28.92007: 14.52008: 20.82009: 21.52010: 17.72011: 18.92012: 18.62013: 19.32014: 19.82015: 18.82016: 16.42017: 18.92018: 18.12019: 192020: 19.72021: 30.12022: 30.52023: 28.4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in World stood at 28.37.

That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in World peaked at 30.55 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.4, in 2000.

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

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

Annual values for External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in World, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 5.4
2001 5.57 +3.1%
2002 5.96 +7.0%
2003 6.58 +10.4%
2004 11.09 +68.6%
2005 12.96 +16.9%
2006 28.9 +122.9%
2007 14.48 -49.9%
2008 20.85 +44.0%
2009 21.48 +3.0%
2010 17.73 -17.5%
2011 18.86 +6.3%
2012 18.62 -1.3%
2013 19.31 +3.7%
2014 19.82 +2.6%
2015 18.79 -5.2%
2016 16.38 -12.8%
2017 18.91 +15.4%
2018 18.14 -4.0%
2019 19 +4.7%
2020 19.7 +3.7%
2021 30.08 +52.7%
2022 30.55 +1.5%
2023 28.37 -7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.33 5.4 28.9 10
2010s 18.56 16.38 19.82 10
2020s 27.17 19.7 30.55 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Niue 1,250 compare
  2. 2 Tuvalu 467.66 compare
  3. 3 Micronesia (country) 362.9 compare
  4. 4 Palau 311.87 compare
  5. 5 Nauru 307.77 compare
  6. 6 Marshall Islands 205.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in World?
External health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in World was 28.37 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 30.55 in 2022.
What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 5.4 in 2000.
How does World rank for external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$?
World ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
Is external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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
190 places, 4,275 data points, 2000–2023
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