External health expenditure per capita (current US$) by country
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.
Countries reporting
174
Highest
467.66 current US$
Tuvalu
Lowest
0 current US$
United States
Median
5.91 current US$
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,936
What the numbers show
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 467.66 current US$ in Tuvalu; the lowest is 0 current US$ in United States.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.91 current US$, and the mean is 20.45 current US$.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Iran (up 11,245.6%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
External health expenditure per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu | 467.66 current US$ | 2023 | up 316.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Micronesia (country) | 362.9 current US$ | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 3 | Palau | 311.87 current US$ | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 4 | Nauru | 307.77 current US$ | 2023 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | 205.1 current US$ | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 6 | Tonga | 158.17 current US$ | 2023 | up 388.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Eswatini | 84.19 current US$ | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75.13 current US$ | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Israel | 56.84 current US$ | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 11 | Lesotho | 49.62 current US$ | 2023 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Samoa | 48.4 current US$ | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Vanuatu | 45.84 current US$ | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 14 | South Sudan | 45.33 current US$ | 2023 | up 137.2% | rising |
| 15 | Namibia | 45.21 current US$ | 2023 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Zambia | 38.11 current US$ | 2023 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Solomon Islands | 37.72 current US$ | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 18 | Saint Lucia | 32.23 current US$ | 2023 | up 769.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Botswana | 31.99 current US$ | 2023 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 20 | Cape Verde | 31.9 current US$ | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Mozambique | 30.56 current US$ | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Palestine | 29.9 current US$ | 2023 | down 52.3% | rising |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 28.31 current US$ | 2023 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 24 | Comoros | 27.37 current US$ | 2023 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Malawi | 27.03 current US$ | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 26 | Lebanon | 26.5 current US$ | 2023 | up 346.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Honduras | 25.11 current US$ | 2023 | up 170.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Fiji | 24.78 current US$ | 2023 | up 213.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Jordan | 23.73 current US$ | 2023 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 30 | East Timor | 22.07 current US$ | 2023 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Kiribati | 22.02 current US$ | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 21.46 current US$ | 2023 | up 273.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 20.65 current US$ | 2023 | up 86.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Uganda | 19.93 current US$ | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 35 | Rwanda | 19.48 current US$ | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 36 | Liberia | 19.01 current US$ | 2023 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Djibouti | 18.3 current US$ | 2023 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Mauritania | 17.94 current US$ | 2023 | up 262.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Maldives | 17.91 current US$ | 2023 | up 199.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Benin | 17.88 current US$ | 2023 | up 113.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Haiti | 17.17 current US$ | 2023 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Kenya | 17.11 current US$ | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 43 | Burundi | 16.16 current US$ | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 15.49 current US$ | 2023 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Suriname | 15.34 current US$ | 2023 | up 393.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 15.01 current US$ | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 47 | Tanzania | 14.27 current US$ | 2023 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 48 | Grenada | 14.12 current US$ | 2023 | up 1,336.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Mongolia | 13.65 current US$ | 2023 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Jamaica | 13.47 current US$ | 2023 | up 423.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Dominica | 13.33 current US$ | 2023 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Cambodia | 12.91 current US$ | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 53 | Afghanistan | 12.53 current US$ | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 54 | Argentina | 12.36 current US$ | 2023 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Senegal | 12.3 current US$ | 2023 | up 115.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Somalia | 12.17 current US$ | 2023 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 57 | Mauritius | 12.11 current US$ | 2023 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Togo | 11.9 current US$ | 2023 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Panama | 11.86 current US$ | 2023 | up 677.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Guatemala | 11.65 current US$ | 2023 | up 122.9% | rising |
| 61 | Cameroon | 11.63 current US$ | 2023 | up 178.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Bahamas | 11.61 current US$ | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 63 | Gabon | 11.26 current US$ | 2023 | up 1,066.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Barbados | 11.25 current US$ | 2023 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Congo | 11.23 current US$ | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Cyprus | 11.05 current US$ | 2023 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 67 | South Africa | 11.04 current US$ | 2023 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Guinea | 10.76 current US$ | 2023 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 69 | Chad | 10.6 current US$ | 2023 | up 243.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Bhutan | 10.45 current US$ | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.38 current US$ | 2023 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 10.19 current US$ | 2023 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 10.14 current US$ | 2023 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Yemen | 10.07 current US$ | 2023 | up 215.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Tunisia | 9.97 current US$ | 2023 | up 3,284.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.89 current US$ | 2023 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Moldova | 9.5 current US$ | 2023 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Ethiopia | 9.35 current US$ | 2023 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 8.67 current US$ | 2023 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 8.11 current US$ | 2023 | up 844.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Eritrea | 8.06 current US$ | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 82 | Nigeria | 7.54 current US$ | 2023 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.41 current US$ | 2023 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 7.39 current US$ | 2023 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 85 | Madagascar | 6.65 current US$ | 2023 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 86 | Lithuania | 6.51 current US$ | 2023 | up 370.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Guyana | 6.25 current US$ | 2023 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Ghana | 6 current US$ | 2023 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Nepal | 5.83 current US$ | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 90 | Angola | 5.45 current US$ | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Greece | 5.37 current US$ | 2023 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Albania | 5.15 current US$ | 2023 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Belize | 4.94 current US$ | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 94 | Egypt | 4.9 current US$ | 2023 | up 2,052.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Georgia | 4.71 current US$ | 2023 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Gambia | 4.49 current US$ | 2023 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 97 | El Salvador | 4.44 current US$ | 2023 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Laos | 4.21 current US$ | 2023 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.21 current US$ | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 4.19 current US$ | 2023 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Syria | 3.93 current US$ | 2023 | up 529.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Niger | 3.79 current US$ | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 103 | Sudan | 3.44 current US$ | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Myanmar | 3.41 current US$ | 2023 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Iraq | 3.24 current US$ | 2022 | up 481.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Libya | 3.18 current US$ | 2023 | up 858.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Bolivia | 3.13 current US$ | 2023 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Armenia | 2.97 current US$ | 2023 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Pakistan | 2.95 current US$ | 2023 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.43 current US$ | 2023 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Latvia | 2.35 current US$ | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Vietnam | 2.26 current US$ | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 113 | India | 2.04 current US$ | 2023 | up 1,263.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Mali | 2.03 current US$ | 2023 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Iran | 1.91 current US$ | 2023 | up 11,245.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Portugal | 1.89 current US$ | 2023 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 1.87 current US$ | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 118 | Turkmenistan | 1.8 current US$ | 2023 | up 229.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Ukraine | 1.65 current US$ | 2019 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Morocco | 1.44 current US$ | 2023 | up 149.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Ecuador | 1.35 current US$ | 2023 | up 301.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Croatia | 1.32 current US$ | 2023 | up 4,793.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 1.32 current US$ | 2023 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Venezuela | 0.9987 current US$ | 2023 | up 1,264.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Poland | 0.986 current US$ | 2023 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9547 current US$ | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Kazakhstan | 0.8977 current US$ | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Indonesia | 0.7341 current US$ | 2023 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Peru | 0.7262 current US$ | 2019 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Netherlands | 0.6678 current US$ | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Belgium | 0.6676 current US$ | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Cuba | 0.6674 current US$ | 2020 | up 178.4% | rising |
| 133 | United Kingdom | 0.4689 current US$ | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 134 | Belarus | 0.4298 current US$ | 2023 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Thailand | 0.3178 current US$ | 2023 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Russia | 0.3078 current US$ | 2008 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 137 | Finland | 0.2892 current US$ | 2020 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Estonia | 0.212 current US$ | 2023 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Uzbekistan | 0.2003 current US$ | 2023 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Brazil | 0.1901 current US$ | 2023 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Philippines | 0.1731 current US$ | 2023 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Paraguay | 0.1664 current US$ | 2023 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Costa Rica | 0.1289 current US$ | 2023 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Algeria | 0.0851 current US$ | 2023 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Colombia | 0.0764 current US$ | 2023 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 146 | China | 0.0388 current US$ | 2023 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 147 | North Macedonia | 0.0066 current US$ | 2018 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Malaysia | 0.0063 current US$ | 2023 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Serbia | 0.0018 current US$ | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | United Arab Emirates | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 current US$ | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Australia | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Austria | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Bahrain | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Brunei | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Canada | 0 current US$ | 2024 | — | flat |
| 150 | Switzerland | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Chile | 0 current US$ | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Czechia | 0 current US$ | 2020 | — | flat |
| 150 | Hungary | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Iceland | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Italy | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Japan | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 current US$ | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | South Korea | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Kuwait | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Norway | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Oman | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Qatar | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Romania | 0 current US$ | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Saudi Arabia | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Singapore | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Seychelles | 0 current US$ | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Uruguay | 0 current US$ | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | United States | 0 current US$ | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pacific island small states 59.62 current US$
- Small states 22.84 current US$
- Other small states 20.43 current US$
- Africa Eastern and Southern 14.48 current US$
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 12.52 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 12.26 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 12.26 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 12.26 current US$
- Pre-demographic dividend 12.24 current US$
- Low income 11.98 current US$
- Least developed countries: UN classification 10.72 current US$
- IDA only 10.7 current US$
About this data
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.