External health expenditure per capita in World
World: External health expenditure per capita was 3.58 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in World, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in World stood at 3.58 current US$.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in World peaked at 3.58 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6358 current US$, in 2001.
World ranks 25th of 42 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in World, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6485 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.6358 current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7209 current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8821 current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 1.33 current US$ | +50.7% |
| 2005 | 1.55 current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 1.59 current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.81 current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 2.07 current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 2.25 current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 2.52 current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 2.88 current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 2.77 current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.97 current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 2.98 current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.52 current US$ | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 2.4 current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 2.41 current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.44 current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.64 current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 2.62 current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.58 current US$ | +36.7% |
| 2022 | 3.52 current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 3.58 current US$ | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 current US$ | 0.6358 current US$ | 2.25 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 current US$ | 2.4 current US$ | 2.98 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 current US$ | 2.62 current US$ | 3.58 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More health data for World
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.104 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.9361 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4973 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.8952 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5027 units per person (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in World?
- External health expenditure per capita in World was 3.58 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6358 current US$ in 2001.
- How does World rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- World ranks 25th out of 42 regions with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.