External health expenditure per capita in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: External health expenditure per capita was 1.16 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Upper middle income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Upper middle income stood at 1.16 current US$.
The figure is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Upper middle income peaked at 2.05 current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3557 current US$, in 2000.
That places Upper middle income 35th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3557 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.4207 current US$ | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4429 current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7221 current US$ | +63.1% |
| 2004 | 1.31 current US$ | +81.1% |
| 2005 | 1.58 current US$ | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2 current US$ | -24.1% |
| 2007 | 1.41 current US$ | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 1.46 current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.62 current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 1.89 current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 2.05 current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 1.86 current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 1.78 current US$ | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.35 current US$ | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 0.925 current US$ | -31.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8713 current US$ | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8649 current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.699 current US$ | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7738 current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8377 current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 1.87 current US$ | +122.8% |
| 2022 | 1.57 current US$ | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 1.16 current US$ | -25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 current US$ | 0.3557 current US$ | 1.62 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 current US$ | 0.699 current US$ | 2.05 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 current US$ | 0.8377 current US$ | 1.87 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 32 Central African Republic 21.46 current US$ compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 20.65 current US$ compare
- 34 Uganda 19.93 current US$ compare
- 35 Rwanda 19.48 current US$ compare
- 36 Liberia 19.01 current US$ compare
- 37 Djibouti 18.3 current US$ compare
- 38 Mauritania 17.94 current US$ compare
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1956 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 -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0941 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.5853 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Upper middle income?
- External health expenditure per capita in Upper middle income was 1.16 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3557 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Upper middle income rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Upper middle income ranks 35th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle 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.