External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) was 17.25 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income is 17.25 current international $, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 111.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Lower middle income peaked at 17.25 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.4 current international $, in 2001.
That places Lower middle income 21st 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 (current international $) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.48 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 3.4 current international $ | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 4.01 current international $ | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 4.25 current international $ | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 5.18 current international $ | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 5.29 current international $ | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 6.17 current international $ | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 6.39 current international $ | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 6.65 current international $ | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 6.75 current international $ | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.81 current international $ | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 7.56 current international $ | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 7.54 current international $ | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.16 current international $ | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 9.06 current international $ | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 8.52 current international $ | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 8.65 current international $ | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 7.9 current international $ | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 8.14 current international $ | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 9.51 current international $ | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 9.82 current international $ | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 12.7 current international $ | +29.3% |
| 2022 | 14.79 current international $ | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 17.25 current international $ | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.16 current international $ | 3.4 current international $ | 6.75 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.19 current international $ | 6.81 current international $ | 9.51 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.64 current international $ | 9.82 current international $ | 17.25 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 18 East Timor 70.57 current international $ compare
- 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
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0474 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0054 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Lower middle income?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Lower middle income was 17.25 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 17.25 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 current international $ in 2001.
- How does Lower middle income rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Lower middle income ranks 21st out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.