External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 0.4689 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in United Kingdom, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.4689 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.5011 current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.159 current US$, in 2000.
United Kingdom ranks 133rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.159 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.1626 current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1895 current US$ | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2343 current US$ | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2632 current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2821 current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3131 current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3407 current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3353 current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2859 current US$ | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3077 current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3572 current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.382 current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4219 current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4515 current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4564 current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4507 current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.493 current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5011 current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4763 current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4649 current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4903 current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4523 current US$ | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4689 current US$ | +3.7% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.4689 current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7827 current US$, 60% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2566 current US$ | 0.159 current US$ | 0.3407 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4298 current US$ | 0.3077 current US$ | 0.5011 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4691 current US$ | 0.4523 current US$ | 0.4903 current US$ | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in United Kingdom?
- External health expenditure per capita in United Kingdom was 0.4689 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5011 current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.159 current US$ in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 133rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.