External health expenditure per capita in Middle income
Middle income: External health expenditure per capita was 3 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Middle income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Middle income stood at 3 current US$.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Middle income peaked at 3.15 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5972 current US$, in 2000.
Middle income ranks 26th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5972 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.6174 current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.702 current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9061 current US$ | +29.1% |
| 2004 | 1.37 current US$ | +51.6% |
| 2005 | 1.58 current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 1.56 current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.78 current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 1.94 current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 2.02 current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.3 current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 2.59 current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 2.53 current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.72 current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 2.63 current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.13 current US$ | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 2.05 current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.94 current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.91 current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.16 current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 2.09 current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.15 current US$ | +50.4% |
| 2022 | 3.07 current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 3 current US$ | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 current US$ | 0.5972 current US$ | 2.02 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 current US$ | 1.91 current US$ | 2.72 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 current US$ | 2.09 current US$ | 3.15 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.126 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.7964 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3274 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Middle income?
- External health expenditure per capita in Middle income was 3 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5972 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Middle income rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Middle income ranks 26th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.