External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Colombia
Colombia: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 0.0764 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Colombia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Colombia stood at 0.0764 current US$.
That represents a change of down 25.6% on the previous year and down 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Colombia peaked at 2.88 current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0235 current US$, in 2000.
That places Colombia 145th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0235 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.0649 current US$ | +176.5% |
| 2002 | 1.18 current US$ | +1718.0% |
| 2003 | 2.41 current US$ | +104.3% |
| 2004 | 1.99 current US$ | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 1.99 current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.71 current US$ | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 1.45 current US$ | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2291 current US$ | -84.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1865 current US$ | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2839 current US$ | +52.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7684 current US$ | +170.7% |
| 2012 | 2.88 current US$ | +274.8% |
| 2021 | 0.151 current US$ | -94.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1026 current US$ | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0764 current US$ | -25.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0764 current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.71 current US$, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0764 current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.69 current US$, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1718.0% | 0.0649 current US$ | 1.18 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.12 current US$ | 0.0235 current US$ | 2.41 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 current US$ | 0.2839 current US$ | 2.88 current US$ | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.11 current US$ | 0.0764 current US$ | 0.151 current US$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 698 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Colombia?
- External health expenditure per capita in Colombia was 0.0764 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0235 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Colombia ranks 145th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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.