External health expenditure per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: External health expenditure per capita was 12.91 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Cambodia stood at 12.91 current US$.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Cambodia peaked at 14.16 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.413 current US$, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 52nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.413 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.58 current US$ | +283.6% |
| 2002 | 1.91 current US$ | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 2.66 current US$ | +38.9% |
| 2004 | 4.62 current US$ | +73.6% |
| 2005 | 4.63 current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.44 current US$ | +39.2% |
| 2007 | 9.27 current US$ | +43.9% |
| 2008 | 7.9 current US$ | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 8.97 current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 7.45 current US$ | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 7.27 current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 11.74 current US$ | +61.6% |
| 2013 | 9.39 current US$ | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 9.37 current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 13.24 current US$ | +41.3% |
| 2016 | 8.88 current US$ | -32.9% |
| 2017 | 7.17 current US$ | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 5.95 current US$ | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 7.32 current US$ | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 12.37 current US$ | +68.9% |
| 2021 | 14.16 current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 11.53 current US$ | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 12.91 current US$ | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.84 current US$ | 0.413 current US$ | 9.27 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.78 current US$ | 5.95 current US$ | 13.24 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.74 current US$ | 11.53 current US$ | 14.16 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,125 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,047 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1823 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1444 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1506 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Cambodia?
- External health expenditure per capita in Cambodia was 12.91 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.16 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.413 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 52nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.