External health expenditure per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: External health expenditure per capita was 5.09 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 5.09 current US$.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and up 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 5.88 current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.02 current US$, in 2000.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.02 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.04 current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.33 current US$ | +27.6% |
| 2003 | 1.15 current US$ | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 1.52 current US$ | +32.3% |
| 2005 | 1.55 current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.65 current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 2.04 current US$ | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 2.2 current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 2.38 current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 1.98 current US$ | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 2.65 current US$ | +33.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4 current US$ | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 2.68 current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 3.39 current US$ | +26.8% |
| 2015 | 2.48 current US$ | -26.8% |
| 2016 | 3.02 current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 2.99 current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.62 current US$ | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 3.8 current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 3.4 current US$ | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 4.86 current US$ | +42.8% |
| 2022 | 5.88 current US$ | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 5.09 current US$ | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.59 current US$ | 1.02 current US$ | 2.38 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 current US$ | 1.98 current US$ | 3.8 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.81 current US$ | 3.4 current US$ | 5.88 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 15 Namibia 45.21 current US$ compare
- 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
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- External health expenditure per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 5.09 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?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.