External health expenditure per capita in Peru
Peru: External health expenditure per capita was 0.7262 current US$ in 2019. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Peru, 2000–2019
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.7262 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Peru peaked at 3.92 current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1973 current US$, in 2000.
That places Peru 129th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.76 current US$ | 0.1973 current US$ | 3.92 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 current US$ | 0.6552 current US$ | 2.8 current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 126 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9547 current US$ compare
- 127 Kazakhstan 0.8977 current US$ compare
- 128 Indonesia 0.7341 current US$ compare
- 130 Netherlands 0.6678 current US$ compare
- 131 Belgium 0.6676 current US$ compare
- 132 Cuba 0.6674 current US$ compare
More health data for Peru
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 280,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 278,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 286,617 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 276,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 283,003 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 273,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 268,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 266,482 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 276,094 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 288,414 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Peru?
- External health expenditure per capita in Peru was 0.7262 current US$ in 2019, 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1973 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Peru ranks 129th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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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About this data
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.