External health expenditure per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: External health expenditure per capita was 9.97 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Tunisia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Tunisia stood at 9.97 current US$.
That represents a change of down 40.0% on the previous year and up 3,284.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Tunisia peaked at 16.63 current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.063 current US$, in 2019.
Tunisia ranks 75th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1121 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.1036 current US$ | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1015 current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.108 current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1073 current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1075 current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5609 current US$ | +421.9% |
| 2007 | 1.12 current US$ | +100.4% |
| 2008 | 1.84 current US$ | +63.3% |
| 2009 | 2.37 current US$ | +29.0% |
| 2010 | 2.89 current US$ | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 3.74 current US$ | +29.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2677 current US$ | -92.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2946 current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1749 current US$ | -40.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0785 current US$ | -55.1% |
| 2016 | 1.54 current US$ | +1865.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 current US$ | -32.4% |
| 2018 | 1.04 current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.063 current US$ | -93.9% |
| 2020 | 1.19 current US$ | +1786.9% |
| 2021 | 5.52 current US$ | +364.1% |
| 2022 | 16.63 current US$ | +201.5% |
| 2023 | 9.97 current US$ | -40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6531 current US$ | 0.1015 current US$ | 2.37 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 current US$ | 0.063 current US$ | 3.74 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.33 current US$ | 1.19 current US$ | 16.63 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 72 Sierra Leone 10.19 current US$ compare
- 73 Tajikistan 10.14 current US$ compare
- 74 Yemen 10.07 current US$ compare
- 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.89 current US$ compare
- 77 Republic of Moldova 9.5 current US$ compare
- 78 Ethiopia 9.35 current US$ compare
More health data for Tunisia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2883 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 117 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1211 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Tunisia?
- External health expenditure per capita in Tunisia was 9.97 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.63 current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.063 current US$ in 2019.
- How does Tunisia rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 75th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,284.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.