External health expenditure per capita in Estonia
Estonia: External health expenditure per capita was 0.212 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Estonia, 2003–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Estonia is 0.212 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Estonia peaked at 16.77 current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.212 current US$, in 2023.
Estonia ranks 138th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.35 current US$ | 1.06 current US$ | 4.73 current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.51 current US$ | 0.332 current US$ | 16.77 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2594 current US$ | 0.212 current US$ | 0.3295 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Estonia
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 8,086 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 6,550 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 6,758 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 436,251 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 59.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 297,914 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 6,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 6,502 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 7,859 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 6,444 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Estonia?
- External health expenditure per capita in Estonia was 0.212 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.77 current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.212 current US$ in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Estonia ranks 138th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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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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.