External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Estonia
Estonia: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 0.212 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Estonia, 2003–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Estonia is 0.212 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Estonia peaked at 16.77 current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.212 current US$, in 2023.
Estonia ranks 138th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.06 current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 3.11 current US$ | +192.7% |
| 2005 | 2.58 current US$ | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 3.98 current US$ | +54.5% |
| 2007 | 4.73 current US$ | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 4.46 current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 3.55 current US$ | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 16.77 current US$ | +371.9% |
| 2011 | 14.54 current US$ | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 3.95 current US$ | -72.9% |
| 2013 | 1.41 current US$ | -64.3% |
| 2014 | 2.95 current US$ | +109.6% |
| 2015 | 2.28 current US$ | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 2.2 current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3619 current US$ | -83.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3674 current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.332 current US$ | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3295 current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2826 current US$ | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2135 current US$ | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 0.212 current US$ | -0.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.212 current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7827 current US$, 27% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +371.9% | 3.55 current US$ | 16.77 current US$ |
| 2004 | +192.7% | 1.06 current US$ | 3.11 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.35 current US$ | 1.06 current US$ | 4.73 current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.51 current US$ | 0.332 current US$ | 16.77 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2594 current US$ | 0.212 current US$ | 0.3295 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -6.8 % 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 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -6.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Estonia?
- External health expenditure per capita in Estonia was 0.212 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.77 current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.212 current US$ in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Estonia ranks 138th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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.