External health expenditure per capita in Finland
Finland: External health expenditure per capita was 0.2892 current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Finland, 2000–2020
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.2892 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2020.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Finland peaked at 0.2967 current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 current US$, in 2008.
Finland ranks 137th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0973 current US$ | 0.0011 current US$ | 0.2013 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1574 current US$ | 0.0487 current US$ | 0.2967 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2892 current US$ | 0.2892 current US$ | 0.2892 current US$ | 1 |
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More health data for Finland
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 28,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 31,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 29,994 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 30,641 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 29,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 29,312 (2025)
- Population, male 2.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 26,519 (2025)
- Population, female 50.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 30,617 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Finland?
- External health expenditure per capita in Finland was 0.2892 current US$ in 2020, 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2967 current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 current US$ in 2008.
- How does Finland rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Finland ranks 137th out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland 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.