External health expenditure per capita in IDA total
IDA total: External health expenditure per capita was 9.56 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in IDA total, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in IDA total stood at 9.56 current US$.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in IDA total peaked at 9.95 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.4 current US$, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.28 current US$ | 1.4 current US$ | 5.89 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.89 current US$ | 6.57 current US$ | 9.02 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.37 current US$ | 8.24 current US$ | 9.95 current US$ | 4 |
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 15-64, female 583.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 43.28 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 1.16 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 576.97 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 367.68 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 35.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 4.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in IDA total?
- External health expenditure per capita in IDA total was 9.56 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 9.95 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 current US$ in 2001.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.