External health expenditure per capita in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: External health expenditure per capita was 0.3586 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Post-demographic dividend, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Post-demographic dividend is 0.3586 current US$, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.6238 current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1041 current US$, in 2001.
That places Post-demographic dividend 41st out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1315 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.1041 current US$ | -20.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1345 current US$ | +29.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1456 current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1819 current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1829 current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1524 current US$ | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1625 current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.223 current US$ | +37.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2255 current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2477 current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3034 current US$ | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 0.319 current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4915 current US$ | +54.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5631 current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6238 current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3134 current US$ | -49.8% |
| 2017 | 0.365 current US$ | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3148 current US$ | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3267 current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4224 current US$ | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3182 current US$ | -24.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3419 current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3586 current US$ | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1644 current US$ | 0.1041 current US$ | 0.2255 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3868 current US$ | 0.2477 current US$ | 0.6238 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3603 current US$ | 0.3182 current US$ | 0.4224 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.072 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9616 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3864 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 167.49 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 357.13 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Post-demographic dividend?
- External health expenditure per capita in Post-demographic dividend was 0.3586 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6238 current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1041 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 41st out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.