Current health expenditure per capita in Ecuador

Ecuador: Current health expenditure per capita was 509.49 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
509.49 current US$
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
89th
of 193 countries
All-time high
509.49 current US$
in 2023
All-time low
49.37 current US$
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Current health expenditure per capita in Ecuador, 2000–2023

01002003004005002000201120232000: 49.4 current US$2001: 72.8 current US$2002: 99.1 current US$2003: 134.1 current US$2004: 152.1 current US$2005: 170.4 current US$2006: 192.6 current US$2007: 193.3 current US$2008: 231.6 current US$2009: 244.6 current US$2010: 287 current US$2011: 340.4 current US$2012: 387.5 current US$2013: 414.1 current US$2014: 433.4 current US$2015: 464.2 current US$2016: 449 current US$2017: 469 current US$2018: 493.8 current US$2019: 484.5 current US$2020: 470.2 current US$2021: 507.7 current US$2022: 495.3 current US$2023: 509.5 current US$

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for current health expenditure per capita in Ecuador is 509.49 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Ecuador peaked at 509.49 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.37 current US$, in 2000.

Ecuador ranks 89th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 154.01 current US$ 49.37 current US$ 244.57 current US$ 10
2010s 422.32 current US$ 287 current US$ 493.83 current US$ 10
2020s 495.66 current US$ 470.2 current US$ 509.49 current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 86 Paraguay 526.51 current US$ compare
  2. 87 Grenada 526.39 current US$ compare
  3. 88 Jamaica 520.16 current US$ compare
  4. 90 Micronesia (country) 507.78 current US$ compare
  5. 91 Guyana 505.03 current US$ compare
  6. 92 El Salvador 500.69 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

More health data for Ecuador

All data for Ecuador →

Frequently asked questions

What is current health expenditure per capita in Ecuador?
Current health expenditure per capita in Ecuador was 509.49 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 509.49 current US$ in 2023.
What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 49.37 current US$ in 2000.
How does Ecuador rank for current health expenditure per capita?
Ecuador ranks 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 5,689 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.