External health expenditure per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External health expenditure per capita was 12.26 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 12.26 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 13.51 current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.88 current US$, in 2001.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.88 current US$ | -21.8% |
| 2002 | 2.15 current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 3.6 current US$ | +67.8% |
| 2004 | 4.79 current US$ | +32.9% |
| 2005 | 7.43 current US$ | +55.1% |
| 2006 | 7.47 current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 8.42 current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 9.53 current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 10.28 current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 11.58 current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 12.67 current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 12.22 current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 13.51 current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 11.65 current US$ | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 10.21 current US$ | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 9.55 current US$ | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 9.5 current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.7 current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 10.55 current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 10.31 current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 11.3 current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 11.43 current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 12.26 current US$ | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.79 current US$ | 1.88 current US$ | 10.28 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.11 current US$ | 9.5 current US$ | 13.51 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.33 current US$ | 10.31 current US$ | 12.26 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 3 Palau 311.87 current US$ compare
- 4 Naoero 307.77 current US$ compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 205.1 current US$ compare
- 6 Tonga 158.17 current US$ compare
- 7 Luxembourg 101.21 current US$ compare
- 8 Eswatini 84.19 current US$ compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 75.13 current US$ compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0189 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- External health expenditure per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 12.26 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.51 current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.