Low income - External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Low income was 26.59 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 29.19 in 2018 and 5.49 in 2000.

Definition: Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP). 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.

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

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Year Value
2000 5.49
2001 6.08
2002 6.75
2003 6.66
2004 9.35
2005 11.17
2006 14.16
2007 14.53
2008 16.76
2009 19.72
2010 21.15
2011 24.37
2012 21.23
2013 23.33
2014 25.26
2015 24.40
2016 27.13
2017 29.09
2018 29.19
2019 26.59

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

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems