External health expenditure per capita in Kenya
Kenya: External health expenditure per capita was 17.11 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Kenya is 17.11 current US$, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Kenya peaked at 17.47 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.99 current US$, in 2000.
That places Kenya 42nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.99 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 3.16 current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 3.52 current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 4.3 current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 5.66 current US$ | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 5.86 current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 11.69 current US$ | +99.3% |
| 2007 | 14.34 current US$ | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 15.78 current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 16.41 current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 16.94 current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 15.01 current US$ | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 15.68 current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 15.31 current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 14.58 current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 12.71 current US$ | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 11.97 current US$ | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 14.02 current US$ | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 16.68 current US$ | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 15.85 current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 14.86 current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 17.47 current US$ | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 17.34 current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 17.11 current US$ | -1.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 17.11 current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9 current US$, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 17.11 current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.24 current US$, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +99.3% | 5.86 current US$ | 11.69 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.37 current US$ | 2.99 current US$ | 16.41 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.88 current US$ | 11.97 current US$ | 16.94 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7 current US$ | 14.86 current US$ | 17.47 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Kenya?
- External health expenditure per capita in Kenya was 17.11 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 17.47 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Kenya ranks 42nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.