External health expenditure per capita in Brazil
Brazil: External health expenditure per capita was 0.1901 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Brazil, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.1901 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 285.8% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Brazil peaked at 3.54 current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0493 current US$, in 2022.
That places Brazil 140th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9989 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.7701 current US$ | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7842 current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4984 current US$ | -36.5% |
| 2004 | 1.58 current US$ | +217.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2615 current US$ | -83.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5195 current US$ | +98.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4966 current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3821 current US$ | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 1.09 current US$ | +184.3% |
| 2010 | 2.23 current US$ | +105.1% |
| 2011 | 3.54 current US$ | +58.8% |
| 2012 | 1.21 current US$ | -65.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6752 current US$ | -44.0% |
| 2014 | 1.42 current US$ | +110.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6273 current US$ | -55.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6412 current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6319 current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7517 current US$ | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 1.27 current US$ | +68.5% |
| 2020 | 1.04 current US$ | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 1.02 current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0493 current US$ | -95.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1901 current US$ | +285.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7377 current US$ | 0.2615 current US$ | 1.58 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 current US$ | 0.6273 current US$ | 3.54 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5742 current US$ | 0.0493 current US$ | 1.04 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 137 Finland 0.2892 current US$ compare
- 138 Estonia 0.212 current US$ compare
- 139 Uzbekistan 0.2003 current US$ compare
- 141 Philippines 0.1731 current US$ compare
- 142 Paraguay 0.1664 current US$ compare
- 143 Costa Rica 0.1289 current US$ compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,496 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1939 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.1494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.349 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Brazil?
- External health expenditure per capita in Brazil was 0.1901 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0493 current US$ in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Brazil ranks 140th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.