External health expenditure per capita in Arab World
Arab World: External health expenditure per capita was 5.41 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Arab World, 2003–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 5.41 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and up 124.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Arab World peaked at 6.11 current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8013 current US$, in 2003.
Arab World ranks 17th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Arab World, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8013 current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 1.48 current US$ | +85.0% |
| 2005 | 1.21 current US$ | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 1.78 current US$ | +46.8% |
| 2007 | 2.33 current US$ | +30.5% |
| 2008 | 1.8 current US$ | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 2.44 current US$ | +35.8% |
| 2010 | 1.81 current US$ | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 2.54 current US$ | +40.7% |
| 2012 | 2.21 current US$ | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 2.41 current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 3.13 current US$ | +29.9% |
| 2015 | 2.24 current US$ | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 2.55 current US$ | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 2.55 current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.01 current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 3.25 current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 3.26 current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.62 current US$ | +41.9% |
| 2022 | 6.11 current US$ | +32.3% |
| 2023 | 5.41 current US$ | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.69 current US$ | 0.8013 current US$ | 2.44 current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.57 current US$ | 1.81 current US$ | 3.25 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.85 current US$ | 3.26 current US$ | 6.11 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 14 South Sudan 45.33 current US$ compare
- 15 Namibia 45.21 current US$ compare
- 16 Zambia 38.11 current US$ compare
- 17 Solomon Islands 37.72 current US$ compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 32.23 current US$ compare
- 19 Botswana 31.99 current US$ compare
- 20 Cape Verde 31.9 current US$ compare
More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 4.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 12.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 5.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.02 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 23.91 million (2025)
- Population, female 242.79 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 50.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Arab World?
- External health expenditure per capita in Arab World was 5.41 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 6.11 current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8013 current US$ in 2003.
- How does Arab World rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Arab World ranks 17th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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.