External health expenditure per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): External health expenditure per capita was 4.6 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 4.6 current US$, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 18.2% on the previous year and up 127.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 5.62 current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1981 current US$, in 2000.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1981 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.2786 current US$ | +40.6% |
| 2002 | 0.623 current US$ | +123.6% |
| 2003 | 0.669 current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9289 current US$ | +38.9% |
| 2005 | 1 current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 1.23 current US$ | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 1.64 current US$ | +33.1% |
| 2008 | 1.63 current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.84 current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 1.4 current US$ | -24.0% |
| 2011 | 1.96 current US$ | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 1.69 current US$ | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 2.02 current US$ | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 2.68 current US$ | +32.4% |
| 2015 | 1.83 current US$ | -31.5% |
| 2016 | 2.47 current US$ | +34.7% |
| 2017 | 2.41 current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.91 current US$ | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 3.29 current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 3.15 current US$ | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 4.67 current US$ | +48.2% |
| 2022 | 5.62 current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 4.6 current US$ | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 current US$ | 0.1981 current US$ | 1.84 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 current US$ | 1.4 current US$ | 3.29 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.51 current US$ | 3.15 current US$ | 5.62 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 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
- 23 Zimbabwe 28.31 current US$ compare
- 24 Comoros 27.37 current US$ compare
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0525 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0257 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0252 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0551 units per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- External health expenditure per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 4.6 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.62 current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1981 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.