External health expenditure per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: External health expenditure per capita was 8.06 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Eritrea, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 8.06 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.5% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Eritrea peaked at 17.31 current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0899 current US$, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 81st of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0899 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 2.06 current US$ | +2188.7% |
| 2002 | 3.52 current US$ | +70.9% |
| 2003 | 7.59 current US$ | +115.9% |
| 2004 | 9.87 current US$ | +30.0% |
| 2005 | 11.48 current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 12.68 current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 6.46 current US$ | -49.1% |
| 2008 | 9.13 current US$ | +41.5% |
| 2009 | 8.41 current US$ | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 7.92 current US$ | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 17.31 current US$ | +118.7% |
| 2012 | 7.31 current US$ | -57.8% |
| 2013 | 11.26 current US$ | +54.0% |
| 2014 | 11.84 current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 11.9 current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.56 current US$ | -53.3% |
| 2017 | 7.22 current US$ | +29.9% |
| 2018 | 9.21 current US$ | +27.5% |
| 2019 | 10.69 current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 8.83 current US$ | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 8.03 current US$ | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 6.09 current US$ | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 8.06 current US$ | +32.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 8.06 current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.39 current US$, 71% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 8.06 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.24 current US$, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +2188.7% | 0.0899 current US$ | 2.06 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.13 current US$ | 0.0899 current US$ | 12.68 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.02 current US$ | 5.56 current US$ | 17.31 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.75 current US$ | 6.09 current US$ | 8.83 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Eritrea?
- External health expenditure per capita in Eritrea was 8.06 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.31 current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0899 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 81st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.