External health expenditure per capita in World
World: External health expenditure per capita was 3.58 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in World, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in World stood at 3.58 current US$.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in World peaked at 3.58 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6358 current US$, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 current US$ | 0.6358 current US$ | 2.25 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 current US$ | 2.4 current US$ | 2.98 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 current US$ | 2.62 current US$ | 3.58 current US$ | 4 |
More health data for World
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.8% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.5% (2025)
- Population, female 4.09 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 16.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 474.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 5.36 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.64 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 380.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in World?
- External health expenditure per capita in World was 3.58 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6358 current US$ in 2001.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.