External health expenditure per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: External health expenditure per capita was 10.45 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Bhutan, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Bhutan stood at 10.45 current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.2% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Bhutan peaked at 35.28 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.48 current US$, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 70th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.69 current US$ | 2.48 current US$ | 15.78 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.42 current US$ | 4.64 current US$ | 11.57 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.62 current US$ | 6.89 current US$ | 35.28 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 67 South Africa 11.04 current US$ compare
- 68 Guinea 10.76 current US$ compare
- 69 Chad 10.6 current US$ compare
- 71 Cote d'Ivoire 10.38 current US$ compare
- 72 Sierra Leone 10.19 current US$ compare
- 73 Tajikistan 10.14 current US$ compare
More health data for Bhutan
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 6,272 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 6.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 26,102 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 7.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 6,862 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 6,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 6,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 6,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 6,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 6,787 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Bhutan?
- External health expenditure per capita in Bhutan was 10.45 current US$ 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 recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.28 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 70th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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 (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. 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.