External health expenditure per capita, PPP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): External health expenditure per capita, PPP was 1.97 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 1.97 current international $.
That represents a change of down 43.9% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 4.89 current international $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7695 current international $, in 2000.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 37th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7695 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 1.32 current international $ | +70.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9204 current international $ | -30.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 current international $ | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 1.49 current international $ | +37.8% |
| 2005 | 1.67 current international $ | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 1.72 current international $ | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.8 current international $ | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.51 current international $ | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 1.81 current international $ | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 1.61 current international $ | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 1.58 current international $ | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.75 current international $ | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 2.13 current international $ | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 2.72 current international $ | +27.7% |
| 2015 | 1.84 current international $ | -32.4% |
| 2016 | 2.05 current international $ | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 1.89 current international $ | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 1.54 current international $ | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 1.73 current international $ | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 1.9 current international $ | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 4.89 current international $ | +156.7% |
| 2022 | 3.51 current international $ | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 1.97 current international $ | -43.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.41 current international $ | 0.7695 current international $ | 1.81 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 current international $ | 1.54 current international $ | 2.72 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 current international $ | 1.9 current international $ | 4.89 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 34 Kenya 55.27 current international $ compare
- 35 Central African Republic 54.51 current international $ compare
- 36 Benin 52.96 current international $ compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 52.29 current international $ compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 51.96 current international $ compare
- 39 Tanzania, United Republic of 46.85 current international $ compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 46.84 current international $ compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.97 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 current international $ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7695 current international $ in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.