External health expenditure per capita in South Asia
South Asia: External health expenditure per capita was 2.18 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in South Asia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in South Asia is 2.18 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.9% on the previous year and up 357.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in South Asia peaked at 2.18 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4476 current US$, in 2003.
South Asia ranks 30th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in South Asia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5369 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.542 current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5691 current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4476 current US$ | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6662 current US$ | +48.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5535 current US$ | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5687 current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6492 current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8138 current US$ | +25.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5924 current US$ | -27.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6689 current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6483 current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7125 current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4768 current US$ | -33.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7548 current US$ | +58.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7766 current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7018 current US$ | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7516 current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.658 current US$ | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6343 current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8036 current US$ | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4 current US$ | +74.4% |
| 2022 | 1.4 current US$ | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.18 current US$ | +55.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.594 current US$ | 0.4476 current US$ | 0.8138 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6784 current US$ | 0.4768 current US$ | 0.7766 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 current US$ | 0.8036 current US$ | 2.18 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 27 Honduras 25.11 current US$ compare
- 28 Fiji 24.78 current US$ compare
- 29 Jordan 23.73 current US$ compare
- 30 Timor-Leste 22.07 current US$ compare
- 31 Kiribati 22.02 current US$ compare
- 32 Central African Republic 21.46 current US$ compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 20.65 current US$ compare
More health data for South Asia
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3313 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3493 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in South Asia?
- External health expenditure per capita in South Asia was 2.18 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4476 current US$ in 2003.
- How does South Asia rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- South Asia ranks 30th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 357.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.