External health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): External health expenditure per capita was 0.6456 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.6456 current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.7% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1.83 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1751 current US$, in 2000.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 38th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1751 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.2907 current US$ | +66.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2339 current US$ | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2769 current US$ | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 0.379 current US$ | +36.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4682 current US$ | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4991 current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5635 current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5481 current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6398 current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6515 current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6891 current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7547 current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8949 current US$ | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 1.07 current US$ | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6678 current US$ | -37.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7411 current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6755 current US$ | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.529 current US$ | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6145 current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6565 current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 1.83 current US$ | +178.1% |
| 2022 | 1.13 current US$ | -38.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6456 current US$ | -42.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4074 current US$ | 0.1751 current US$ | 0.6398 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7291 current US$ | 0.529 current US$ | 1.07 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 current US$ | 0.6456 current US$ | 1.83 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- External health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.6456 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1751 current US$ in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 38th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.