External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Kenya
Kenya: External health expenditure per capita, PPP was 55.27 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Kenya, 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 Kenya stood at 55.27 current international $. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Kenya peaked at 55.27 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.49 current international $, in 2000.
That places Kenya 34th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.49 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 11.51 current international $ | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 12.91 current international $ | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 14.64 current international $ | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 19.23 current international $ | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 18.71 current international $ | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 34.02 current international $ | +81.9% |
| 2007 | 37.02 current international $ | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 37.05 current international $ | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 38.83 current international $ | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 40.9 current international $ | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 37.66 current international $ | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 34.73 current international $ | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 34.69 current international $ | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 33.04 current international $ | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 31.41 current international $ | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 30.18 current international $ | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 35.11 current international $ | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 40.06 current international $ | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 37.9 current international $ | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 36.95 current international $ | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 45.25 current international $ | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 48.36 current international $ | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 55.27 current international $ | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.44 current international $ | 10.49 current international $ | 38.83 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.57 current international $ | 30.18 current international $ | 40.9 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.46 current international $ | 36.95 current international $ | 55.27 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 31 Burundi 57.46 current international $ compare
- 32 Honduras 55.78 current international $ compare
- 33 Jordan 55.34 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
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3381 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.18 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3574 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1826 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Kenya?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Kenya was 55.27 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 55.27 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.49 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Kenya ranks 34th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.