External health expenditure per capita in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: External health expenditure per capita was 12.24 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Pre-demographic dividend, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Pre-demographic dividend is 12.24 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 12.24 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.94 current US$, in 2001.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 9th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.63 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.94 current US$ | -26.1% |
| 2002 | 2.28 current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 2.51 current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 3.34 current US$ | +32.9% |
| 2005 | 4.27 current US$ | +27.9% |
| 2006 | 5.75 current US$ | +34.7% |
| 2007 | 6.41 current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 7.1 current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 7.95 current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 8.39 current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 9.94 current US$ | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 10 current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 11.66 current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 11.57 current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.76 current US$ | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 9.21 current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 8.92 current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 9.23 current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 9.98 current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 9.4 current US$ | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 11.05 current US$ | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 11.02 current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 12.24 current US$ | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.42 current US$ | 1.94 current US$ | 7.95 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.87 current US$ | 8.39 current US$ | 11.66 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.93 current US$ | 9.4 current US$ | 12.24 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2056 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2104 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.416 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Pre-demographic dividend?
- External health expenditure per capita in Pre-demographic dividend was 12.24 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 12.24 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 9th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.