Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) - Country Ranking - Asia

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Japan 4,360.47 2019
2 Israel 3,456.39 2019
3 Singapore 2,632.71 2019
4 Korea 2,624.53 2019
5 United Arab Emirates 1,842.69 2019
6 Qatar 1,807.15 2019
7 Kuwait 1,758.67 2019
8 Saudi Arabia 1,316.26 2019
9 Bahrain 940.40 2019
10 Brunei 671.56 2019
11 Lebanon 663.05 2019
12 Russia 653.42 2019
13 Oman 624.74 2019
14 China 535.13 2019
15 Armenia 524.00 2019
16 Turkmenistan 500.01 2019
17 Iran 470.43 2019
18 Malaysia 436.61 2019
19 Turkey 396.47 2019
20 Jordan 334.04 2019
21 Thailand 296.17 2019
22 Georgia 291.12 2019
23 Kazakhstan 272.97 2019
24 Iraq 253.31 2019
25 Azerbaijan 193.11 2019
26 Vietnam 180.72 2019
27 Mongolia 163.44 2019
28 Sri Lanka 160.70 2019
29 Philippines 142.08 2019
30 Indonesia 120.13 2019
31 Bhutan 115.98 2019
32 Cambodia 113.31 2019
33 Uzbekistan 98.57 2019
34 Timor-Leste 92.67 2019
35 Yemen 73.18 2015
36 Syrian Arab Republic 69.83 2012
37 Lao PDR 68.22 2019
38 Afghanistan 65.81 2019
39 India 63.75 2019
40 Kyrgyz Republic 62.14 2019
41 Tajikistan 61.87 2019
42 Myanmar 60.02 2019
43 Nepal 53.25 2019
44 Bangladesh 45.86 2019
45 Pakistan 39.50 2019

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Development Relevance: Strengthening health financing is one objective of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG target 3.c). The levels and trends of health expenditure data identify key issues such as weaknesses and strengths and areas that need investment, for instance additional health facilities, better health information systems, or better trained human resources. Health financing is also critical for reaching universal health coverage (UHC) defined as all people obtaining the quality health services they need without suffering financial hardship (SDG 3.8). The data on out-of-pocket spending is a key indicator with regard to financial protection and hence of progress towards UHC.

Original Source Notes: The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised health expenditure data using the new international classification for health expenditures in the revised System of Health Accounts (SHA 2011). WHO’s Global Health Expenditure Database in this new version i

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The health expenditure estimates have been prepared by the World Health Organization under the framework of the System of Health Accounts 2011 (SHA 2011). The Health SHA 2011 tracks all health spending in a given country over a defined period of time regardless of the entity or institution that financed and managed that spending. It generates consistent and comprehensive data on health spending in a country, which in turn can contribute to evidence-based policy-making.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual