External health expenditure per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: External health expenditure per capita was 84.19 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Eswatini, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Eswatini stood at 84.19 current US$.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Eswatini peaked at 117.02 current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.18 current US$, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 8th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.18 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 8.37 current US$ | +163.0% |
| 2002 | 11.81 current US$ | +41.2% |
| 2003 | 23.95 current US$ | +102.7% |
| 2004 | 36.06 current US$ | +50.6% |
| 2005 | 40.91 current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 61.65 current US$ | +50.7% |
| 2007 | 59.12 current US$ | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 64.59 current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 64.82 current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.64 current US$ | +35.2% |
| 2011 | 117.02 current US$ | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 105.27 current US$ | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 90.87 current US$ | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 103.71 current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 81.9 current US$ | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 73.92 current US$ | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 63.05 current US$ | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 81.03 current US$ | +28.5% |
| 2019 | 74.44 current US$ | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 48.71 current US$ | -34.6% |
| 2021 | 66.84 current US$ | +37.2% |
| 2022 | 79.55 current US$ | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 84.19 current US$ | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.45 current US$ | 3.18 current US$ | 64.82 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.88 current US$ | 63.05 current US$ | 117.02 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.82 current US$ | 48.71 current US$ | 84.19 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 5 Marshall Islands 205.1 current US$ compare
- 6 Tonga 158.17 current US$ compare
- 7 Luxembourg 101.21 current US$ compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 75.13 current US$ compare
- 10 Israel 56.84 current US$ compare
- 11 Lesotho 49.62 current US$ compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,406 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.308 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6266 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Eswatini?
- External health expenditure per capita in Eswatini was 84.19 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 117.02 current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 8th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.