External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 0.5914 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific stood at 0.5914 current US$.
The figure is down 42.5% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 1.66 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1596 current US$, in 2000.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 39th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1596 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.2639 current US$ | +65.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2126 current US$ | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2515 current US$ | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3445 current US$ | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4255 current US$ | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4534 current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5126 current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4995 current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5818 current US$ | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5926 current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6263 current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.687 current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8137 current US$ | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9745 current US$ | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6091 current US$ | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6743 current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6164 current US$ | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4829 current US$ | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5605 current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6005 current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.66 current US$ | +177.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 current US$ | -38.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5914 current US$ | -42.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in East Asia & Pacific changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +177.1% | 0.6005 current US$ | 1.66 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3705 current US$ | 0.1596 current US$ | 0.5818 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6637 current US$ | 0.4829 current US$ | 0.9745 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9712 current US$ | 0.5914 current US$ | 1.66 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.037 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 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 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 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0386 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 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific?
- External health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific was 0.5914 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1596 current US$ in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 39th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.