External health expenditure per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): External health expenditure per capita was 2.67 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 2.67 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.74 current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.14 current US$, in 2000.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.14 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.21 current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.68 current US$ | +39.6% |
| 2003 | 1.49 current US$ | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 3.92 current US$ | +163.0% |
| 2005 | 1.93 current US$ | -50.8% |
| 2006 | 1.83 current US$ | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.78 current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.34 current US$ | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 2.59 current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 3.33 current US$ | +28.9% |
| 2011 | 4.74 current US$ | +42.1% |
| 2012 | 3.91 current US$ | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 3 current US$ | -23.3% |
| 2014 | 4.22 current US$ | +40.4% |
| 2015 | 3.38 current US$ | -19.9% |
| 2016 | 2.51 current US$ | -25.7% |
| 2017 | 2.35 current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 2.07 current US$ | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 1.94 current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 1.76 current US$ | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 2.89 current US$ | +63.5% |
| 2022 | 3.13 current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 2.67 current US$ | -14.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | +163.0% | 1.49 current US$ | 3.92 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.99 current US$ | 1.14 current US$ | 3.92 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 current US$ | 1.94 current US$ | 4.74 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 current US$ | 1.76 current US$ | 3.13 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 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 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 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 0.8899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 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 0.0401 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- External health expenditure per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.67 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.74 current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.