External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in High income
High income: External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) was 1.26 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in High income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
High income recorded 1.26 current international $ for external health expenditure per capita, ppp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.8% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in High income peaked at 2.07 current international $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4742 current international $, in 2007.
High income ranks 40th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in High income, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5709 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 0.5771 current international $ | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6293 current international $ | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5313 current international $ | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6322 current international $ | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6037 current international $ | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4853 current international $ | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4742 current international $ | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5033 current international $ | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8766 current international $ | +74.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9126 current international $ | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6499 current international $ | -28.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6634 current international $ | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7093 current international $ | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7766 current international $ | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9919 current international $ | +27.7% |
| 2021 | 2.07 current international $ | +109.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9576 current international $ | -53.8% |
| 2023 | 1.26 current international $ | +31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5564 current international $ | 0.4742 current international $ | 0.6322 current international $ | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7648 current international $ | 0.6499 current international $ | 0.9126 current international $ | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.32 current international $ | 0.9576 current international $ | 2.07 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 37 Palestine 52.29 current international $ compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 51.96 current international $ compare
- 39 Tanzania 46.85 current international $ compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 46.84 current international $ compare
- 41 Zimbabwe 46.38 current international $ compare
- 42 Sierra Leone 45.29 current international $ compare
- 43 Vanuatu 45.13 current international $ compare
More health data for High income
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.0702 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0367 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 0.4572 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.0602 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in High income?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in High income was 1.26 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 current international $ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4742 current international $ in 2007.
- How does High income rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- High income ranks 40th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.