External health expenditure per capita in Small states
Small states: External health expenditure per capita was 22.84 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Small states, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Small states is 22.84 current US$, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Small states peaked at 30.24 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.95 current US$, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.66 current US$ | 4.95 current US$ | 18.38 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.21 current US$ | 16.21 current US$ | 23.91 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.91 current US$ | 18.48 current US$ | 30.24 current US$ | 4 |
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 0-14, female 2.41 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.14 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 13.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 6.85 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 2.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 4.92 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 24.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Small states?
- External health expenditure per capita in Small states was 22.84 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 30.24 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.95 current US$ in 2001.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.