External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: External health expenditure per capita, PPP was 32.61 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Least developed countries, 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 Least developed countries is 32.61 current international $, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Least developed countries peaked at 32.61 current international $ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.06 current international $, in 2000.
Least developed countries ranks 11th of 42 groups on this measure, 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.06 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 6.15 current international $ | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 6.99 current international $ | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 7.38 current international $ | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 9.52 current international $ | +29.1% |
| 2005 | 11.34 current international $ | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 14.78 current international $ | +30.4% |
| 2007 | 14.35 current international $ | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 14.76 current international $ | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 17.81 current international $ | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 18.95 current international $ | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 21.63 current international $ | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 20.61 current international $ | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 21.78 current international $ | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 22.38 current international $ | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 22.15 current international $ | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 23.36 current international $ | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 24.5 current international $ | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 25.6 current international $ | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 27.09 current international $ | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 26.97 current international $ | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 32.6 current international $ | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 32.61 current international $ | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.61 current international $ | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.81 current international $ | 5.06 current international $ | 17.81 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8 current international $ | 18.95 current international $ | 27.09 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2 current international $ | 26.97 current international $ | 32.61 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 8 Lesotho 156.03 current international $ compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 155.94 current international $ compare
- 10 Namibia 121.64 current international $ compare
- 11 Zambia 116.77 current international $ compare
- 12 Luxembourg 109.11 current international $ compare
- 13 South Sudan 98.47 current international $ compare
- 14 Botswana 85.57 current international $ compare
More health data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3842 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Least developed countries?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Least developed countries was 32.61 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 32.61 current international $ in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.06 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Least developed countries rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Least developed countries ranks 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed 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.