Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 45.67 on 2022 (from 492.84 to 538.51).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +12.06 and a typical year strayed about 15.89 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 47.87 in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.03 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 7.35 a year. A straight line explains 44% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 24 values

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 329.82 (2023)
• Algeria — 732 (2023)
• Bahrain — 2,555 (2023)
• Djibouti — 155.01 (2023)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 904.67 (2023)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1,064 (2023)
• Iraq — 842.8 (2023)
• Israel — 4,033 (2023)
• Jordan

More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 10.88% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 11.14% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 119.33 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 32.26% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 125 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 33.02% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total

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Questions people ask

What is Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?

538.51 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 136.69% from 227.51 in 2000 (3.82% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 538.51 in 2023 and the lowest 227.51 in 2000.

Is the latest change in current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

In 2023, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 45.67 on 2022 (from 492.84 to 538.51). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +12.06 and a typical year strayed about 15.89 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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