External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Palestine
Palestine: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 29.9 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Palestine, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Palestine is 29.9 current US$, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 38.5% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Palestine peaked at 70.33 current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.6 current US$, in 2003.
Palestine ranks 22nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.22 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 29.33 current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 29.22 current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 21.6 current US$ | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 31.28 current US$ | +44.8% |
| 2005 | 29.56 current US$ | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 27.44 current US$ | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 26.8 current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 39.31 current US$ | +46.7% |
| 2009 | 42.3 current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 41.58 current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 55.31 current US$ | +33.0% |
| 2012 | 55.23 current US$ | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.75 current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 55.56 current US$ | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 40.09 current US$ | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 53.75 current US$ | +34.1% |
| 2017 | 47.1 current US$ | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 70.33 current US$ | +49.3% |
| 2019 | 37.37 current US$ | -46.9% |
| 2020 | 39.04 current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 52.11 current US$ | +33.5% |
| 2022 | 48.65 current US$ | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 29.9 current US$ | -38.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 29.9 current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9 current US$, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 29.9 current US$ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.18 current US$, 9.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.51 current US$ | 21.6 current US$ | 42.3 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.91 current US$ | 37.37 current US$ | 70.33 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.42 current US$ | 29.9 current US$ | 52.11 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 284 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Palestine?
- External health expenditure per capita in Palestine was 29.9 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 70.33 current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6 current US$ in 2003.
- How does Palestine rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Palestine ranks 22nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.