External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: External health expenditure per capita, PPP was 12.95 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Low & middle 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 Low & middle income stood at 12.95 current international $. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Low & middle income peaked at 12.95 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.42 current international $, in 2000.
That places Low & middle income 22nd out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.42 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 2.61 current international $ | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 2.94 current international $ | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 3.33 current international $ | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 4.72 current international $ | +41.8% |
| 2005 | 4.95 current international $ | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 5.24 current international $ | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 5.53 current international $ | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 5.81 current international $ | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 6.3 current international $ | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 6.46 current international $ | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 7.04 current international $ | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 6.78 current international $ | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 7.34 current international $ | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 7.67 current international $ | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 7.06 current international $ | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 7.29 current international $ | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 7.23 current international $ | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 7.21 current international $ | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.11 current international $ | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 8.53 current international $ | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 11.44 current international $ | +34.1% |
| 2022 | 12.21 current international $ | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 12.95 current international $ | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.38 current international $ | 2.42 current international $ | 6.3 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.22 current international $ | 6.46 current international $ | 8.11 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.28 current international $ | 8.53 current international $ | 12.95 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 19 Afghanistan 69.95 current international $ compare
- 20 Cape Verde 67.79 current international $ compare
- 21 Comoros 66.83 current international $ compare
- 22 Rwanda 65.49 current international $ compare
- 23 Lebanon 65.41 current international $ compare
- 24 Fiji 63.76 current international $ compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 62.13 current international $ compare
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0164 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 0.2737 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.1804 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Low & middle income?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Low & middle income was 12.95 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 12.95 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Low & middle income rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Low & middle income ranks 22nd out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.