External health expenditure per capita in Yemen
Yemen: External health expenditure per capita was 10.07 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Yemen, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 10.07 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 215.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Yemen peaked at 12.43 current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5871 current US$, in 2003.
Yemen ranks 74th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7279 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.6771 current US$ | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6313 current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5871 current US$ | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8434 current US$ | +43.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7929 current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.57 current US$ | +97.6% |
| 2007 | 1.49 current US$ | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.57 current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.65 current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.44 current US$ | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 2.04 current US$ | +41.7% |
| 2012 | 2.28 current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 3.19 current US$ | +40.1% |
| 2014 | 4.42 current US$ | +38.4% |
| 2015 | 4.51 current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 6.03 current US$ | +33.8% |
| 2017 | 6.16 current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 12.27 current US$ | +99.4% |
| 2019 | 12.43 current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.28 current US$ | -33.4% |
| 2021 | 11.01 current US$ | +33.0% |
| 2022 | 9.12 current US$ | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 10.07 current US$ | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 current US$ | 0.5871 current US$ | 1.65 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.48 current US$ | 1.44 current US$ | 12.43 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.62 current US$ | 8.28 current US$ | 11.01 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 71 Cote d'Ivoire 10.38 current US$ compare
- 72 Sierra Leone 10.19 current US$ compare
- 73 Tajikistan 10.14 current US$ compare
- 75 Tunisia 9.97 current US$ compare
- 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.89 current US$ compare
- 77 Moldova 9.5 current US$ compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2001 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2101 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Yemen?
- External health expenditure per capita in Yemen was 10.07 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 12.43 current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5871 current US$ in 2003.
- How does Yemen rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Yemen ranks 74th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.