External health expenditure per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: External health expenditure per capita was 3.41 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Myanmar, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Myanmar is 3.41 current US$, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 55.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Myanmar peaked at 9.75 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.053 current US$, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 104th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.053 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.1311 current US$ | +147.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2726 current US$ | +108.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4357 current US$ | +59.8% |
| 2004 | 0.718 current US$ | +64.8% |
| 2005 | 0.781 current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 1.1 current US$ | +41.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7726 current US$ | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 1.39 current US$ | +79.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7 current US$ | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 1.9 current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 2.95 current US$ | +54.8% |
| 2012 | 2.27 current US$ | -23.2% |
| 2013 | 3.35 current US$ | +48.0% |
| 2014 | 5.31 current US$ | +58.4% |
| 2015 | 4.81 current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 5.58 current US$ | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 5.66 current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.31 current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 3.98 current US$ | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1 current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 9.75 current US$ | +138.1% |
| 2022 | 7.6 current US$ | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 3.41 current US$ | -55.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7353 current US$ | 0.053 current US$ | 1.7 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.11 current US$ | 1.9 current US$ | 5.66 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.21 current US$ | 3.41 current US$ | 9.75 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,398 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.6511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3419 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.6492 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.684 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Myanmar?
- External health expenditure per capita in Myanmar was 3.41 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.75 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.053 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 104th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.