External health expenditure per capita in Estonia
Estonia: External health expenditure per capita 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$, in 2023.
Estonia ranks 138th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in Estonia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | 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% |
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
- 135 Thailand 0.3178 current US$ compare
- 136 Russian Federation 0.3078 current US$ compare
- 137 Finland 0.2892 current US$ compare
- 139 Uzbekistan 0.2003 current US$ compare
- 140 Brazil 0.1901 current US$ compare
- 141 Philippines 0.1731 current US$ compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.074 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0785 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.