External health expenditure per capita in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: External health expenditure per capita was 0.5496 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Late-demographic dividend, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Late-demographic dividend stood at 0.5496 current US$.
That represents a change of down 37.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 1.08 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1908 current US$, in 2000.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 40th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1908 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.243 current US$ | +27.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2615 current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2867 current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4378 current US$ | +52.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3541 current US$ | -19.1% |
| 2006 | 0.406 current US$ | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4951 current US$ | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 0.476 current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5889 current US$ | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7501 current US$ | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8654 current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6681 current US$ | -22.8% |
| 2013 | 0.583 current US$ | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6613 current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4778 current US$ | -27.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4068 current US$ | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3738 current US$ | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3575 current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.51 current US$ | +42.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6153 current US$ | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 1.08 current US$ | +74.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8807 current US$ | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5496 current US$ | -37.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.374 current US$ | 0.1908 current US$ | 0.5889 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5654 current US$ | 0.3575 current US$ | 0.8654 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7804 current US$ | 0.5496 current US$ | 1.08 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1699 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % 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 0.0809 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % 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 0.0889 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.66 % 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, female, annual growth rate 0.2159 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Late-demographic dividend?
- External health expenditure per capita in Late-demographic dividend was 0.5496 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1908 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 40th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.