External health expenditure per capita, PPP in World
World: External health expenditure per capita, PPP was 11.4 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in World, 2000–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 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
- 26 Saint Lucia 61.77 current international $ compare
- 27 Uganda 61.15 current international $ compare
- 28 Suriname 59.01 current international $ compare
More health data for World
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1186 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4394 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3771 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2441 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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.