External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in IDA total
IDA total: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 9.56 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in IDA total, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in IDA total stood at 9.56 current US$.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in IDA total peaked at 9.95 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.4 current US$, in 2001.
IDA total ranks 13th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.4 current US$ | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 1.69 current US$ | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 2.09 current US$ | +23.4% |
| 2004 | 2.68 current US$ | +28.4% |
| 2005 | 3.26 current US$ | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 4.17 current US$ | +27.9% |
| 2007 | 4.58 current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 5.42 current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 5.89 current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 6.57 current US$ | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 7.67 current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 7.64 current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 8.73 current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 9.02 current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 7.87 current US$ | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 7.49 current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 7.6 current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.92 current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 8.41 current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 8.24 current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 9.95 current US$ | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 9.73 current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.56 current US$ | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.28 current US$ | 1.4 current US$ | 5.89 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.89 current US$ | 6.57 current US$ | 9.02 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.37 current US$ | 8.24 current US$ | 9.95 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3761 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2904 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2939 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female 994.85 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in IDA total?
- External health expenditure per capita in IDA total was 9.56 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 9.95 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 current US$ in 2001.
- How does IDA total rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- IDA total ranks 13th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.