External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Finland
Finland: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 0.2892 current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Finland, 2000–2020
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.2892 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2020.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Finland peaked at 0.2967 current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 current US$, in 2008.
Finland ranks 137th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Finland, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1044 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.1726 current US$ | +65.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1957 current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1009 current US$ | -48.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0539 current US$ | -46.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0469 current US$ | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0486 current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0479 current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 current US$ | -97.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2013 current US$ | +18077.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2967 current US$ | +47.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2877 current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1341 current US$ | -53.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0606 current US$ | -54.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1036 current US$ | +71.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0487 current US$ | -53.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0598 current US$ | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1195 current US$ | +99.8% |
| 2018 | 0.18 current US$ | +50.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2838 current US$ | +57.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2892 current US$ | +1.9% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.2892 current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7827 current US$, 37% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Finland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +18077.2% | 0.0011 current US$ | 0.2013 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0973 current US$ | 0.0011 current US$ | 0.2013 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1574 current US$ | 0.0487 current US$ | 0.2967 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2892 current US$ | 0.2892 current US$ | 0.2892 current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More health data for Finland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4631 % 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 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1502 % 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 0.0212 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Finland?
- External health expenditure per capita in Finland was 0.2892 current US$ in 2020, 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2967 current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 current US$ in 2008.
- How does Finland rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Finland ranks 137th out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland 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.