Current health expenditure per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Current health expenditure per capita was 47.78 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Yemen, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure per capita in Yemen stood at 47.78 current US$.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Yemen peaked at 143.69 current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.91 current US$, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 174th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.27 current US$ | 22.91 current US$ | 61.75 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.83 current US$ | 56.59 current US$ | 143.69 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.14 current US$ | 47.78 current US$ | 65.18 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Yemen
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 570,800 (2025)
- Population, male 50.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 578,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 607,475 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 561,315 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 11.65 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 17.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 589,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 543,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 512,258 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Yemen?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Yemen was 47.78 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 143.69 current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.91 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Yemen ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.