External health expenditure per capita in High income
High income: External health expenditure per capita was 0.9658 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in High income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in High income stood at 0.9658 current US$.
That represents a change of up 34.4% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in High income peaked at 1.1 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3571 current US$, in 2006.
High income ranks 36th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in High income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3884 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.3768 current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3977 current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3721 current US$ | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4542 current US$ | +22.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4563 current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3571 current US$ | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 0.366 current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.449 current US$ | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7745 current US$ | +72.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8363 current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.559 current US$ | -33.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6041 current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6498 current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6924 current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6404 current US$ | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1 current US$ | +71.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7187 current US$ | -34.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9658 current US$ | +34.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4019 current US$ | 0.3571 current US$ | 0.4563 current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.686 current US$ | 0.559 current US$ | 0.8363 current US$ | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.856 current US$ | 0.6404 current US$ | 1.1 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
More health data for High income
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9052 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.922 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in High income?
- External health expenditure per capita in High income was 0.9658 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3571 current US$ in 2006.
- How does High income rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- High income ranks 36th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.