External health expenditure per capita in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: External health expenditure per capita was 59.62 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Pacific island small states, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 59.62 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Pacific island small states peaked at 64.73 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.25 current US$, in 2000.
Pacific island small states ranks 1st of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.25 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 15.93 current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 22.38 current US$ | +40.5% |
| 2003 | 20.26 current US$ | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 33.19 current US$ | +63.9% |
| 2005 | 41.21 current US$ | +24.2% |
| 2006 | 36.61 current US$ | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 32.47 current US$ | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 40.4 current US$ | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 44.21 current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 42.63 current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 41.21 current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 48.8 current US$ | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 45.32 current US$ | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 46.44 current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 42.19 current US$ | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 42.52 current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 40.55 current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 45.11 current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 48.94 current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 47.82 current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 64.73 current US$ | +35.4% |
| 2022 | 60.26 current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 59.62 current US$ | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.19 current US$ | 15.25 current US$ | 44.21 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.37 current US$ | 40.55 current US$ | 48.94 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.11 current US$ | 47.82 current US$ | 64.73 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3301 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.4559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Pacific island small states?
- External health expenditure per capita in Pacific island small states was 59.62 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 64.73 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.25 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Pacific island small states ranks 1st out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.