External health expenditure per capita in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: External health expenditure per capita was 10.72 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Least developed countries: UN classification, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Least developed countries: UN classification is 10.72 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 10.72 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.72 current US$, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.63 current US$ | 1.72 current US$ | 6.81 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.72 current US$ | 7.33 current US$ | 9.34 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.17 current US$ | 8.97 current US$ | 10.72 current US$ | 4 |
More health data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 65 and above, female 25.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 236.66 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 21.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 57.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 345.12 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 355.72 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- External health expenditure per capita in Least developed countries: UN classification was 10.72 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 Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 10.72 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 current US$ in 2001.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.