External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 3.64 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Early-demographic dividend, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Early-demographic dividend stood at 3.64 current US$.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 3.69 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7827 current US$, in 2000.
That places Early-demographic dividend 24th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7827 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.8535 current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9353 current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2 current US$ | +28.3% |
| 2004 | 1.91 current US$ | +58.9% |
| 2005 | 2.23 current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 1.88 current US$ | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 2.14 current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 2.53 current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 2.51 current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.84 current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 3.08 current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 2.96 current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.86 current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.78 current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.33 current US$ | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 2.31 current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.36 current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.31 current US$ | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.36 current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.39 current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 3.69 current US$ | +54.4% |
| 2022 | 3.62 current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 3.64 current US$ | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7 current US$ | 0.7827 current US$ | 2.53 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 current US$ | 2.31 current US$ | 3.08 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 current US$ | 2.39 current US$ | 3.69 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0403 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.9297 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0403 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.7819 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Early-demographic dividend?
- External health expenditure per capita in Early-demographic dividend was 3.64 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7827 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.