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Government health expenditure per capita — Southern Asia

Government health expenditure per capita in Southern Asia in 2023 — 32 US$. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 505.5%.

2023 32 US$ −0.41% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 32 US$2022
Period minimum 5 US$2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · US$ per capita

Government health expenditure per capita — Southern Asia, 2000–20230102030402000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5 US$2001: 5 US$2002: 6 US$2003: 6 US$2004: 7 US$2005: 8 US$2006: 9 US$2007: 11 US$2008: 12 US$2009: 14 US$2010: 16 US$2011: 19 US$2012: 19 US$2013: 18 US$2014: 20 US$2015: 23 US$2016: 24 US$2017: 28 US$2018: 23 US$2019: 23 US$2020: 24 US$2021: 30 US$2022: 32 US$2023: 32 US$
Change over the period: +27 (+505.5%) Average annual rate: 8.14 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Asia 32 US$
World 804 US$
Government health expenditure per capita — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 32 −0 −0.41%
2022 32 +2 +7.39%
2021 30 +6 +23.71%
2020 24 +1 +6.31%
2019 23 +0 +0.03%
2018 23 −5 −18.06%
2017 28 +3 +13.38%
2016 24 +2 +8.14%
2015 23 +2 +12.05%
2014 20 +2 +10.91%
2013 18 −1 −4.33%
2012 19 −0 −0.49%
2011 19 +3 +18.7%
2010 16 +2 +13.26%
2009 14 +2 +16.42%
2008 12 +1 +12.32%
2007 11 +2 +19.77%
2006 9 +1 +15.29%
2005 8 +1 +20.35%
2004 7 +1 +11.07%
2003 6 +0 +5.62%
2002 6 +0 +4.97%
2001 5 +0 +0.66%
2000 5 — —

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.

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