External health expenditure per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): External health expenditure per capita was 12.52 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 12.52 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 12.52 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.14 current US$, in 2001.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 5th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.38 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 2.14 current US$ | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 2.49 current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 2.78 current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 3.8 current US$ | +36.7% |
| 2005 | 4.84 current US$ | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 6.12 current US$ | +26.3% |
| 2007 | 6.65 current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 7.88 current US$ | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 8.86 current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 9.72 current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 11.52 current US$ | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 11.21 current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 11.67 current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 11.54 current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 10.49 current US$ | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 9.86 current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 10.13 current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 10.45 current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 10.58 current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 10.95 current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 12.29 current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 12.1 current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 12.52 current US$ | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.79 current US$ | 2.14 current US$ | 8.86 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.72 current US$ | 9.72 current US$ | 11.67 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.97 current US$ | 10.95 current US$ | 12.52 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 2 Micronesia (country) 362.9 current US$ compare
- 3 Palau 311.87 current US$ compare
- 4 Nauru 307.77 current US$ compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 205.1 current US$ compare
- 6 Tonga 158.17 current US$ compare
- 7 Luxembourg 101.21 current US$ compare
- 8 Eswatini 84.19 current US$ compare
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2084 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- External health expenditure per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 12.52 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.52 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 5th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.