External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Algeria
Algeria: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 0.0851 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Algeria, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Algeria stood at 0.0851 current US$.
The figure is down 90.1% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Algeria peaked at 1.28 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0297 current US$, in 2002.
Algeria ranks 144th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0323 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.031 current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0297 current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0381 current US$ | +28.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0434 current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.08 current US$ | +84.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0611 current US$ | -23.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0999 current US$ | +63.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0756 current US$ | -24.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1067 current US$ | +41.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0642 current US$ | -39.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0563 current US$ | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1066 current US$ | +89.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0656 current US$ | -38.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1274 current US$ | +94.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0782 current US$ | -38.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0524 current US$ | -33.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0741 current US$ | +41.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0685 current US$ | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1102 current US$ | +60.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0846 current US$ | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 1.28 current US$ | +1408.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8591 current US$ | -32.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0851 current US$ | -90.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0851 current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.71 current US$, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0851 current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.18 current US$, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1408.1% | 0.0846 current US$ | 1.28 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0598 current US$ | 0.0297 current US$ | 0.1067 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0803 current US$ | 0.0524 current US$ | 0.1274 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5761 current US$ | 0.0846 current US$ | 1.28 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 141 Philippines 0.1731 current US$ compare
- 142 Paraguay 0.1664 current US$ compare
- 143 Costa Rica 0.1289 current US$ compare
- 145 Colombia 0.0764 current US$ compare
- 146 China 0.0388 current US$ compare
- 147 North Macedonia 0.0066 current US$ compare
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,455 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0485 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Algeria?
- External health expenditure per capita in Algeria was 0.0851 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0297 current US$ in 2002.
- How does Algeria rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Algeria ranks 144th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.