Government health expenditure per capita — all countries

Government health expenditure per capita — South Asia

Government health expenditure per capita in South Asia in 2023 — 31 US$. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 683.3%.

2023 31 US$ −0.02% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 31 US$2022
Period minimum 4 US$2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · US$ per capita

Government health expenditure per capita — South Asia, 2000–20230102030402000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4 US$2001: 4 US$2002: 4 US$2003: 4 US$2004: 5 US$2005: 6 US$2006: 6 US$2007: 7 US$2008: 8 US$2009: 10 US$2010: 11 US$2011: 13 US$2012: 13 US$2013: 13 US$2014: 13 US$2015: 15 US$2016: 16 US$2017: 18 US$2018: 19 US$2019: 21 US$2020: 23 US$2021: 29 US$2022: 31 US$2023: 31 US$
Change over the period: +27 (+683.28%) Average annual rate: 9.36 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia

South Asia 31 US$
World 804 US$
Government health expenditure per capita — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 31 −0 −0.02%
2022 31 +2 +5.44%
2021 29 +7 +29.77%
2020 23 +2 +9.15%
2019 21 +1 +6.18%
2018 19 +1 +6.12%
2017 18 +2 +14.96%
2016 16 +1 +8.51%
2015 15 +1 +11.29%
2014 13 +1 +4.31%
2013 13 −0 −3.24%
2012 13 −0 −2.43%
2011 13 +2 +17.73%
2010 11 +2 +19.34%
2009 10 +1 +13.07%
2008 8 +1 +14.25%
2007 7 +1 +21.83%
2006 6 +1 +9.25%
2005 6 +1 +20.75%
2004 5 +0 +9.64%
2003 4 +0 +10.64%
2002 4 +0 +0.47%
2001 4 −0 −4.23%
2000 4

About the indicator

Government spending on health in current US dollars per person. Of all the spending indicators this one separates countries the most: the gap between the top and the bottom of the table exceeds a factor of a thousand, whereas by share of GDP it is rarely more than fivefold. The reason is simple — the share is taken from economies of very different size.

Important: Converted at the market exchange rate rather than by purchasing power: the real volume of medical care one dollar buys in low-income countries is markedly larger, so the gap in the table overstates the gap in services.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.