External health expenditure per capita in Benin
Benin: External health expenditure per capita was 17.88 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Benin recorded 17.88 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 64.9% on the previous year and up 113.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Benin peaked at 17.88 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3719 current US$, in 2000.
That places Benin 40th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.76 current US$ | 0.3719 current US$ | 7.36 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.97 current US$ | 5.41 current US$ | 10.91 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.05 current US$ | 8.9 current US$ | 17.88 current US$ | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 123,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 120,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 130,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 127,171 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Benin?
- External health expenditure per capita in Benin was 17.88 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 17.88 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3719 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Benin ranks 40th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.