External health expenditure per capita in China
China: External health expenditure per capita was 0.0388 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in China, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in China stood at 0.0388 current US$.
The figure is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in China peaked at 0.2299 current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 current US$, in 2020.
China ranks 146th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in China, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0109 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.0982 current US$ | +800.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0726 current US$ | -26.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0722 current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0794 current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1534 current US$ | +93.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1195 current US$ | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1781 current US$ | +49.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2083 current US$ | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.174 current US$ | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2299 current US$ | +32.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1806 current US$ | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1602 current US$ | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1825 current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1094 current US$ | -40.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0338 current US$ | -69.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0064 current US$ | -81.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 current US$ | -69.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 current US$ | +68.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 current US$ | -60.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0507 current US$ | +3209.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0388 current US$ | -23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1167 current US$ | 0.0109 current US$ | 0.2083 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0912 current US$ | 0.0019 current US$ | 0.2299 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0231 current US$ | 0.0014 current US$ | 0.0507 current US$ | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in China?
- External health expenditure per capita in China was 0.0388 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2299 current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 current US$ in 2020.
- How does China rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- China ranks 146th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.