External health expenditure per capita in Small states
Small states: External health expenditure per capita was 22.84 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Small states, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Small states is 22.84 current US$, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Small states peaked at 30.24 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.95 current US$, in 2001.
That places Small states 2nd out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Small states, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.98 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 4.95 current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.38 current US$ | +49.2% |
| 2003 | 7.66 current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 10.94 current US$ | +42.8% |
| 2005 | 12.91 current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 16 current US$ | +23.9% |
| 2007 | 15.81 current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 17.55 current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 18.38 current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 21.4 current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 23.91 current US$ | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 22 current US$ | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 22.31 current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 22.74 current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 19.99 current US$ | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 18.1 current US$ | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 16.21 current US$ | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 17.2 current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 18.23 current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 18.48 current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 30.24 current US$ | +63.6% |
| 2022 | 28.1 current US$ | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 22.84 current US$ | -18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.66 current US$ | 4.95 current US$ | 18.38 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.21 current US$ | 16.21 current US$ | 23.91 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.91 current US$ | 18.48 current US$ | 30.24 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 1 Tuvalu 467.66 current US$ compare
- 2 Micronesia, Federated States of 362.9 current US$ compare
- 3 Palau 311.87 current US$ compare
- 4 Naoero 307.77 current US$ compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 205.1 current US$ compare
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2417 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.4311 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4976 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 2.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 24.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 4.92 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.58 million (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5024 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Small states?
- External health expenditure per capita in Small states was 22.84 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 30.24 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.95 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Small states rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Small states ranks 2nd out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.