External health expenditure per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): External health expenditure per capita was 2.72 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 2.72 current US$, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 4.9 current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.15 current US$, in 2000.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 27th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.15 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.22 current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.73 current US$ | +41.9% |
| 2003 | 1.53 current US$ | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 4.09 current US$ | +167.6% |
| 2005 | 1.98 current US$ | -51.5% |
| 2006 | 1.86 current US$ | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.78 current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.37 current US$ | +32.8% |
| 2009 | 2.61 current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 3.36 current US$ | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9 current US$ | +45.7% |
| 2012 | 4.08 current US$ | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 2.17 current US$ | -46.8% |
| 2019 | 2.04 current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.8 current US$ | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 2.93 current US$ | +62.4% |
| 2022 | 3.24 current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 2.72 current US$ | -15.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +167.6% | 1.53 current US$ | 4.09 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.03 current US$ | 1.15 current US$ | 4.09 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 current US$ | 2.04 current US$ | 4.9 current US$ | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.67 current US$ | 1.8 current US$ | 3.24 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.6262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- External health expenditure per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 2.72 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.