External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Niger
Niger: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 3.79 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Niger, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Niger is 3.79 current US$, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 21.2% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Niger peaked at 6.38 current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8381 current US$, in 2000.
That places Niger 102nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Niger, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8381 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.9045 current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 1.02 current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 1.27 current US$ | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 1.45 current US$ | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 1.98 current US$ | +37.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1 current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 2.75 current US$ | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 3.07 current US$ | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 2.94 current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 2.89 current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.67 current US$ | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 2.99 current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 2.92 current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.33 current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 6.38 current US$ | +91.7% |
| 2016 | 3.35 current US$ | -47.5% |
| 2017 | 4.21 current US$ | +25.8% |
| 2018 | 3.62 current US$ | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 4.86 current US$ | +34.5% |
| 2020 | 5.63 current US$ | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 5.06 current US$ | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 4.81 current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.79 current US$ | -21.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 3.79 current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.39 current US$, 33% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 3.79 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.24 current US$, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.83 current US$ | 0.8381 current US$ | 3.07 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.72 current US$ | 2.67 current US$ | 6.38 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.82 current US$ | 3.79 current US$ | 5.63 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0892 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Niger?
- External health expenditure per capita in Niger was 3.79 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 6.38 current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8381 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Niger ranks 102nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.