External health expenditure per capita in Philippines
Philippines: External health expenditure per capita was 0.1731 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Philippines, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.1731 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.5% on the previous year and down 91.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Philippines peaked at 10.55 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1731 current US$, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 141st of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 current US$ | 0.7581 current US$ | 2.06 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 current US$ | 0.3902 current US$ | 2.67 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.13 current US$ | 0.1731 current US$ | 10.55 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Philippines
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 6.68 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.12 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Philippines?
- External health expenditure per capita in Philippines was 0.1731 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 10.55 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1731 current US$ in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Philippines ranks 141st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines 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.