External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Cambodia
Cambodia: External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) was 39.46 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 39.46 current international $ for external health expenditure per capita, ppp in 2023.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Cambodia peaked at 40.66 current international $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.74 current international $, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 48th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, PPP (current international $) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.74 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 6.55 current international $ | +275.9% |
| 2002 | 7.88 current international $ | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 10.97 current international $ | +39.3% |
| 2004 | 18.39 current international $ | +67.6% |
| 2005 | 17.94 current international $ | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 24.17 current international $ | +34.8% |
| 2007 | 32.51 current international $ | +34.5% |
| 2008 | 25.24 current international $ | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 29.22 current international $ | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 23.37 current international $ | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 21.51 current international $ | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 35.28 current international $ | +64.0% |
| 2013 | 27.99 current international $ | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 26.95 current international $ | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 37.93 current international $ | +40.7% |
| 2016 | 25.17 current international $ | -33.6% |
| 2017 | 19.82 current international $ | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 16.41 current international $ | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 20.25 current international $ | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 35.31 current international $ | +74.4% |
| 2021 | 40.66 current international $ | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 34.3 current international $ | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 39.46 current international $ | +15.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 39.46 current international $ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.2 current international $, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 39.46 current international $ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.63 current international $, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +275.9% | 1.74 current international $ | 6.55 current international $ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.46 current international $ | 1.74 current international $ | 32.51 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.47 current international $ | 16.41 current international $ | 37.93 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.43 current international $ | 34.3 current international $ | 40.66 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 0.0511 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Cambodia?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Cambodia was 39.46 current international $ 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, ppp recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.66 current international $ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Cambodia ranks 48th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. 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.