External health expenditure per capita, PPP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): External health expenditure per capita, PPP was 1.97 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1.97 current international $ for external health expenditure per capita, ppp in 2023.
The figure is down 43.8% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.89 current international $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7724 current international $, in 2000.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 36th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7724 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 1.32 current international $ | +70.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9233 current international $ | -30.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 current international $ | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 1.49 current international $ | +37.8% |
| 2005 | 1.67 current international $ | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 1.73 current international $ | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.81 current international $ | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.52 current international $ | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 1.82 current international $ | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 1.62 current international $ | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 1.58 current international $ | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.76 current international $ | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 2.13 current international $ | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 2.72 current international $ | +27.6% |
| 2015 | 1.84 current international $ | -32.2% |
| 2016 | 2.05 current international $ | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 1.9 current international $ | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 1.55 current international $ | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 1.73 current international $ | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 1.91 current international $ | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 4.89 current international $ | +156.2% |
| 2022 | 3.51 current international $ | -28.2% |
| 2023 | 1.97 current international $ | -43.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.41 current international $ | 0.7724 current international $ | 1.82 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 current international $ | 1.55 current international $ | 2.72 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 current international $ | 1.91 current international $ | 4.89 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 33 Jordan 55.34 current international $ compare
- 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
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.32 % 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 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 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 0.034 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7724 current international $ in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.