External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Portugal
Portugal: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 1.89 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Portugal is 1.89 current US$, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Portugal peaked at 2.87 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4055 current US$, in 2000.
That places Portugal 116th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4055 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.4248 current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5185 current US$ | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6281 current US$ | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7483 current US$ | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7587 current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8242 current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9629 current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 1.14 current US$ | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2 current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1 current US$ | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 1.18 current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.11 current US$ | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 1.15 current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.25 current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.09 current US$ | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 1.68 current US$ | +54.0% |
| 2017 | 1.88 current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 1.54 current US$ | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 1.64 current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.72 current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 2.87 current US$ | +67.0% |
| 2022 | 2.23 current US$ | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 1.89 current US$ | -15.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.89 current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7827 current US$, 2.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7615 current US$ | 0.4055 current US$ | 1.2 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 current US$ | 1.09 current US$ | 1.88 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 current US$ | 1.72 current US$ | 2.87 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Portugal?
- External health expenditure per capita in Portugal was 1.89 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4055 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Portugal ranks 116th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.