External health expenditure per capita, PPP in China
China: External health expenditure per capita, PPP was 0.0755 current international $ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in China, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita, ppp in China is 0.0755 current international $, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 75.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in China peaked at 0.4677 current international $ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 current international $, in 2020.
China ranks 146th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in China, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0332 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 0.2992 current international $ | +802.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2234 current international $ | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2207 current international $ | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2329 current international $ | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4424 current international $ | +89.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3328 current international $ | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4509 current international $ | +35.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4555 current international $ | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3772 current international $ | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4677 current international $ | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3311 current international $ | -29.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2857 current international $ | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3122 current international $ | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1819 current international $ | -41.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0557 current international $ | -69.4% |
| 2016 | 0.011 current international $ | -80.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 current international $ | -70.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 current international $ | +62.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0061 current international $ | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 current international $ | -60.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 current international $ | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0902 current international $ | +3537.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0755 current international $ | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3068 current international $ | 0.0332 current international $ | 0.4555 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.166 current international $ | 0.0033 current international $ | 0.4677 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0427 current international $ | 0.0024 current international $ | 0.0902 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 143 Algeria 0.267 current international $ compare
- 144 Colombia 0.2285 current international $ compare
- 145 Costa Rica 0.2136 current international $ compare
- 147 Malaysia 0.0201 current international $ compare
- 148 North Macedonia 0.0181 current international $ compare
- 149 Serbia 0.0042 current international $ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in China?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in China was 0.0755 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4677 current international $ in 2010.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 current international $ in 2020.
- How does China rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- China ranks 146th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.