External health expenditure per capita in Kenya
Kenya: External health expenditure per capita was 17.11 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Kenya is 17.11 current US$, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Kenya peaked at 17.47 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.99 current US$, in 2000.
That places Kenya 42nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.37 current US$ | 2.99 current US$ | 16.41 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.88 current US$ | 11.97 current US$ | 16.94 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7 current US$ | 14.86 current US$ | 17.47 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 686,178 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 680,935 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 690,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 679,769 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 17.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 20.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 689,059 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 677,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 680,161 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Kenya?
- External health expenditure per capita in Kenya was 17.11 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 17.47 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Kenya ranks 42nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.