External health expenditure per capita in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: External health expenditure per capita was 10.72 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Least developed countries, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Least developed countries is 10.72 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Least developed countries peaked at 10.72 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.72 current US$, in 2001.
That places Least developed countries 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.72 current US$ | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.93 current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 2.08 current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 2.86 current US$ | +37.1% |
| 2005 | 3.56 current US$ | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 4.71 current US$ | +32.3% |
| 2007 | 4.98 current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 5.84 current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 6.81 current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 7.33 current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 8.72 current US$ | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 8.69 current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.14 current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 9.24 current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.44 current US$ | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 8.28 current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 8.76 current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 9.25 current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 9.34 current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.97 current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 10.67 current US$ | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 10.35 current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 10.72 current US$ | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.63 current US$ | 1.72 current US$ | 6.81 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.72 current US$ | 7.33 current US$ | 9.34 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.17 current US$ | 8.97 current US$ | 10.72 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More health data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2842 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 2.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.293 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3842 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Least developed countries?
- External health expenditure per capita in Least developed countries was 10.72 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 10.72 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Least developed countries rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Least developed countries ranks 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed 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.