External health expenditure per capita in Eritrea

Eritrea: External health expenditure per capita was 8.06 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8.06 current US$
Change on year
up 32.5%
World rank
81st
of 177 countries
All-time high
17.31 current US$
in 2011
All-time low
0.0899 current US$
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

External health expenditure per capita in Eritrea, 2000–2023

0510152000201120232000: 0.09 current US$2001: 2.1 current US$2002: 3.5 current US$2003: 7.6 current US$2004: 9.9 current US$2005: 11.5 current US$2006: 12.7 current US$2007: 6.5 current US$2008: 9.1 current US$2009: 8.4 current US$2010: 7.9 current US$2011: 17.3 current US$2012: 7.3 current US$2013: 11.3 current US$2014: 11.8 current US$2015: 11.9 current US$2016: 5.6 current US$2017: 7.2 current US$2018: 9.2 current US$2019: 10.7 current US$2020: 8.8 current US$2021: 8 current US$2022: 6.1 current US$2023: 8.1 current US$

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

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 8.06 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.5% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Eritrea peaked at 17.31 current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0899 current US$, in 2000.

Eritrea ranks 81st of 177 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 7.13 current US$ 0.0899 current US$ 12.68 current US$ 10
2010s 10.02 current US$ 5.56 current US$ 17.31 current US$ 10
2020s 7.75 current US$ 6.09 current US$ 8.83 current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 78 Ethiopia 9.35 current US$ compare
  2. 79 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.67 current US$ compare
  3. 80 Sri Lanka 8.11 current US$ compare
  4. 82 Nigeria 7.54 current US$ compare
  5. 83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.41 current US$ compare
  6. 84 Nicaragua 7.39 current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external health expenditure per capita in Eritrea?
External health expenditure per capita in Eritrea was 8.06 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 17.31 current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0899 current US$ in 2000.
How does Eritrea rank for external health expenditure per capita?
Eritrea ranks 81st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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

Indicator
External 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
219 places, 4,936 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.