External health expenditure per capita in IDA blend
IDA blend: External health expenditure per capita was 7.44 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in IDA blend, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in IDA blend is 7.44 current US$, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in IDA blend peaked at 8.74 current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9088 current US$, in 2001.
IDA blend ranks 16th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.9088 current US$ | -35.3% |
| 2002 | 1.24 current US$ | +36.2% |
| 2003 | 1.9 current US$ | +53.7% |
| 2004 | 2.07 current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 2.37 current US$ | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 3.08 current US$ | +29.7% |
| 2007 | 3.77 current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 4.62 current US$ | +22.7% |
| 2009 | 4.26 current US$ | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 5.14 current US$ | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 5.96 current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 6.07 current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.93 current US$ | +30.6% |
| 2014 | 8.74 current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 6.49 current US$ | -25.8% |
| 2016 | 6.38 current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 5.69 current US$ | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 6.05 current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 7.17 current US$ | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 6.36 current US$ | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 7.74 current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 8.02 current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 7.44 current US$ | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.56 current US$ | 0.9088 current US$ | 4.62 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.56 current US$ | 5.14 current US$ | 8.74 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.39 current US$ | 6.36 current US$ | 8.02 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 13 Vanuatu 45.84 current US$ compare
- 14 South Sudan 45.33 current US$ compare
- 15 Namibia 45.21 current US$ compare
- 16 Zambia 38.11 current US$ compare
- 17 Solomon Islands 37.72 current US$ compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 32.23 current US$ compare
- 19 Botswana 31.99 current US$ compare
More health data for IDA blend
- Population, male, per capita 0.5045 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4955 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 347.99 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 64.9% (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in IDA blend?
- External health expenditure per capita in IDA blend was 7.44 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 8.74 current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9088 current US$ in 2001.
- How does IDA blend rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- IDA blend ranks 16th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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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About this data
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.