External health expenditure per capita in Comoros
Comoros: External health expenditure per capita was 27.37 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Comoros, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 27.37 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.1% on the previous year and up 101.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Comoros peaked at 53.76 current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.8 current US$, in 2000.
That places Comoros 24th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in Comoros, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 3.57 current US$ | +27.4% |
| 2002 | 3.43 current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2 current US$ | +110.1% |
| 2004 | 8.55 current US$ | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 6.39 current US$ | -25.2% |
| 2006 | 3.99 current US$ | -37.6% |
| 2007 | 3.01 current US$ | -24.4% |
| 2008 | 3.23 current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 3.03 current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 5.68 current US$ | +87.2% |
| 2011 | 11.61 current US$ | +104.4% |
| 2012 | 11.18 current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 13.56 current US$ | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 17.91 current US$ | +32.0% |
| 2015 | 6.6 current US$ | -63.2% |
| 2016 | 8.05 current US$ | +22.0% |
| 2017 | 14.86 current US$ | +84.6% |
| 2018 | 9.84 current US$ | -33.8% |
| 2019 | 13.75 current US$ | +39.7% |
| 2020 | 10.75 current US$ | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 25.95 current US$ | +141.4% |
| 2022 | 53.76 current US$ | +107.1% |
| 2023 | 27.37 current US$ | -49.1% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 27.37 current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9 current US$, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 27.37 current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.24 current US$, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.52 current US$ | 2.8 current US$ | 8.55 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3 current US$ | 5.68 current US$ | 17.91 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.46 current US$ | 10.75 current US$ | 53.76 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6648 % 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 0.0647 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Comoros?
- External health expenditure per capita in Comoros was 27.37 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 53.76 current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Comoros ranks 24th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros 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.