External health expenditure per capita in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: External health expenditure per capita was 3.93 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in IDA & IBRD total, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in IDA & IBRD total stood at 3.93 current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 3.96 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6501 current US$, in 2001.
That places IDA & IBRD total 23rd out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6617 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.6501 current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7428 current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9337 current US$ | +25.7% |
| 2004 | 1.42 current US$ | +52.5% |
| 2005 | 1.67 current US$ | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 1.74 current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 2 current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 2.27 current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 2.47 current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 2.78 current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 3.15 current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 3.05 current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.26 current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 3.24 current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.74 current US$ | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 2.63 current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.64 current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.65 current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.89 current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 2.9 current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.96 current US$ | +36.7% |
| 2022 | 3.87 current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 3.93 current US$ | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 current US$ | 0.6501 current US$ | 2.47 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 current US$ | 2.63 current US$ | 3.26 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 current US$ | 2.9 current US$ | 3.96 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 20 Cape Verde 31.9 current US$ compare
- 21 Mozambique 30.56 current US$ compare
- 22 Palestine, State of 29.9 current US$ compare
- 23 Zimbabwe 28.31 current US$ compare
- 24 Comoros 27.37 current US$ compare
- 25 Malawi 27.03 current US$ compare
- 26 Lebanon 26.5 current US$ compare
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3308 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2737 % 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 0.1262 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4093 % 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 0.1336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3439 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in IDA & IBRD total?
- External health expenditure per capita in IDA & IBRD total was 3.93 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.96 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6501 current US$ in 2001.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.