External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Low income
Low income: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 11.98 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Low income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Low income stood at 11.98 current US$. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Low income peaked at 11.98 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6 current US$, in 2001.
Low income ranks 10th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Low income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.6 current US$ | -23.8% |
| 2002 | 1.77 current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 1.84 current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 2.89 current US$ | +57.0% |
| 2005 | 3.63 current US$ | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 4.65 current US$ | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 5.22 current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 6.85 current US$ | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 7.77 current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 8.18 current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 9.54 current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 8.98 current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 9.29 current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 9.98 current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 9.06 current US$ | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 8.76 current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 9.57 current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 9.95 current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 9.77 current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 10.23 current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 10.95 current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 11.32 current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 11.98 current US$ | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.83 current US$ | 1.6 current US$ | 7.77 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.31 current US$ | 8.18 current US$ | 9.98 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.12 current US$ | 10.23 current US$ | 11.98 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Low income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.027 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 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0275 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Low income?
- External health expenditure per capita in Low income was 11.98 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.98 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Low income rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Low income ranks 10th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.