External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) was 3.07 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Upper 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 Upper middle income stood at 3.07 current international $.
That represents a change of down 26.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Upper middle income peaked at 4.9 current international $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.22 current international $, in 2000.
That places Upper middle income 34th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.22 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 1.58 current international $ | +28.9% |
| 2002 | 1.59 current international $ | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.12 current international $ | +33.5% |
| 2004 | 3.67 current international $ | +73.1% |
| 2005 | 3.7 current international $ | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 3 current international $ | -19.0% |
| 2007 | 3.32 current international $ | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 3.19 current international $ | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 3.58 current international $ | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 3.49 current international $ | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.47 current international $ | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.39 current international $ | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.55 current international $ | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.98 current international $ | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 2.22 current international $ | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 2.18 current international $ | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.09 current international $ | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.65 current international $ | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 1.88 current international $ | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 2.17 current international $ | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9 current international $ | +126.0% |
| 2022 | 4.17 current international $ | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 3.07 current international $ | -26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7 current international $ | 1.22 current international $ | 3.7 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 current international $ | 1.65 current international $ | 3.55 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.58 current international $ | 2.17 current international $ | 4.9 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 31 Burundi 57.46 current international $ compare
- 32 Honduras 55.78 current international $ compare
- 33 Jordan 55.34 current international $ compare
- 34 Kenya 55.27 current international $ compare
- 35 Central African Republic 54.51 current international $ compare
- 36 Benin 52.96 current international $ compare
- 37 Palestine 52.29 current international $ compare
More health data for Upper middle 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 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 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 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 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 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.038 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 Upper middle income?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Upper middle income was 3.07 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 current international $ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Upper middle income rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Upper middle income ranks 34th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.