External health expenditure per capita in Niger
Niger: External health expenditure per capita 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$, in 2000.
That places Niger 102nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.83 current US$ | 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
- 99 Kyrgyzstan 4.21 current US$ compare
- 100 Dominican Republic 4.19 current US$ compare
- 101 Syrian Arab Republic 3.93 current US$ compare
- 103 Sudan 3.44 current US$ compare
- 104 Myanmar 3.41 current US$ compare
- 105 Iraq 3.24 current US$ compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4923 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.