External health expenditure per capita in IDA only
IDA only: External health expenditure per capita was 10.7 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in IDA only, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 10.7 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in IDA only peaked at 11.14 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.68 current US$, in 2001.
IDA only ranks 12th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in IDA only, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.71 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.68 current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.94 current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 2.19 current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 3.01 current US$ | +37.7% |
| 2005 | 3.73 current US$ | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 4.75 current US$ | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 5.02 current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 5.84 current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 6.77 current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 7.38 current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 8.62 current US$ | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 8.52 current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.18 current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 9.18 current US$ | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.63 current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 8.11 current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 8.64 current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 8.93 current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 9.08 current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.26 current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 11.14 current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 10.64 current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 10.7 current US$ | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.67 current US$ | 1.68 current US$ | 6.77 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.63 current US$ | 7.38 current US$ | 9.18 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.43 current US$ | 9.26 current US$ | 11.14 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More health data for IDA only
- Population, male, per capita 0.4965 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5035 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 644.03 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 64.1% (2025)
- Population, female 50.3% (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in IDA only?
- External health expenditure per capita in IDA only was 10.7 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 11.14 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 current US$ in 2001.
- How does IDA only rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- IDA only ranks 12th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.