External health expenditure per capita in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: External health expenditure per capita was 4.83 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Lower middle income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 4.83 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Lower middle income peaked at 4.83 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8608 current US$, in 2001.
Lower middle income ranks 19th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8994 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.8608 current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.02 current US$ | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 1.12 current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 1.45 current US$ | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 1.59 current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 1.97 current US$ | +23.8% |
| 2007 | 2.2 current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 2.49 current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 2.46 current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.75 current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 3.18 current US$ | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 3.26 current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.7 current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 3.96 current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 3.37 current US$ | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 3.26 current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.03 current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 3.12 current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.53 current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 3.37 current US$ | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 4.46 current US$ | +32.3% |
| 2022 | 4.6 current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 4.83 current US$ | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.61 current US$ | 0.8608 current US$ | 2.49 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.32 current US$ | 2.75 current US$ | 3.96 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.31 current US$ | 3.37 current US$ | 4.83 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 16 Zambia 38.11 current US$ compare
- 17 Solomon Islands 37.72 current US$ compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 32.23 current US$ compare
- 19 Botswana 31.99 current US$ compare
- 20 Cape Verde 31.9 current US$ compare
- 21 Mozambique 30.56 current US$ compare
- 22 Palestine, State of 29.9 current US$ compare
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1516 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3166 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.0357 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1434 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1036 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Lower middle income?
- External health expenditure per capita in Lower middle income was 4.83 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.83 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8608 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Lower middle income rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Lower middle income ranks 19th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.