External health expenditure per capita, PPP in World

World: External health expenditure per capita, PPP was 11.4 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.4 current international $
Change on year
up 6.2%
Rank
25th
of 42 groups
All-time high
11.4 current international $
in 2023
All-time low
2.13 current international $
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

External health expenditure per capita, PPP in World, 2000–2023

246810122000201120232000: 2.1 current international $2001: 2.3 current international $2002: 2.6 current international $2003: 2.9 current international $2004: 4.1 current international $2005: 4.3 current international $2006: 4.5 current international $2007: 4.8 current international $2008: 5 current international $2009: 5.6 current international $2010: 5.7 current international $2011: 6.2 current international $2012: 6 current international $2013: 6.4 current international $2014: 6.7 current international $2015: 6.2 current international $2016: 6.4 current international $2017: 6.3 current international $2018: 6.3 current international $2019: 7.1 current international $2020: 7.5 current international $2021: 10.2 current international $2022: 10.7 current international $2023: 11.4 current international $

Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.

Analysis

World recorded 11.4 current international $ for external health expenditure per capita, ppp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 77.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in World peaked at 11.4 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.13 current international $, in 2000.

World ranks 25th of 42 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year

Annual values for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in World, 2000 to 2023.
Year current international $ Change
2000 2.13 current international $
2001 2.29 current international $ +7.6%
2002 2.58 current international $ +12.8%
2003 2.89 current international $ +11.7%
2004 4.08 current international $ +41.3%
2005 4.27 current international $ +4.6%
2006 4.53 current international $ +6.1%
2007 4.78 current international $ +5.5%
2008 5.02 current international $ +5.2%
2009 5.57 current international $ +10.9%
2010 5.72 current international $ +2.7%
2011 6.23 current international $ +9.0%
2012 5.95 current international $ -4.4%
2013 6.42 current international $ +7.8%
2014 6.74 current international $ +5.1%
2015 6.24 current international $ -7.5%
2016 6.36 current international $ +2.0%
2017 6.32 current international $ -0.7%
2018 6.32 current international $ -0.0%
2019 7.11 current international $ +12.5%
2020 7.5 current international $ +5.5%
2021 10.19 current international $ +36.0%
2022 10.73 current international $ +5.3%
2023 11.4 current international $ +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.81 current international $ 2.13 current international $ 5.57 current international $ 10
2010s 6.34 current international $ 5.72 current international $ 7.11 current international $ 10
2020s 9.95 current international $ 7.5 current international $ 11.4 current international $ 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 22 Rwanda 65.49 current international $ compare
  2. 23 Lebanon 65.41 current international $ compare
  3. 24 Fiji 63.76 current international $ compare
  4. 25 Guinea-Bissau 62.13 current international $ compare
  5. 26 Saint Lucia 61.77 current international $ compare
  6. 27 Uganda 61.15 current international $ compare
  7. 28 Suriname 59.01 current international $ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in World?
External health expenditure per capita, ppp in World was 11.4 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 11.4 current international $ in 2023.
What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 2.13 current international $ in 2000.
How does World rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
World ranks 25th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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Indicator
External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)
Unit
current international $
Source
Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 4,937 data points, 2000–2024
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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.