São Tomé and Principe's external health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) was 155.94 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 17.06% from 133.21 in 2013 (1.59% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 155.94 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 86.81 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 133.21 | 2013 |
| Highest | 196.86 | 2021 |
| Lowest | 26.79 | 2000 |
| Average since 2014 | 129.37 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 26.79 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, São Tomé and Principe's external health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 8.35 on 2022 (from 147.58 to 155.94).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +5.49 and a typical year strayed about 26.1 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 69.42 in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 49.27 in 2022. 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 7.93 a year. A straight line explains 43% 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
In 2023, São Tomé and Principe had the 10th highest value of the 161 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| São Tomé and Principe | 155.94 | 2023 |
| World | 11.4 | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.12 | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 17.25 | 2023 |
Closest to São Tomé and Principe in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. 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.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 155.94 |
| 2022 | 147.58 |
| 2021 | 196.86 |
| 2020 | 172.36 |
| 2019 | 102.94 |
| 2018 | 86.81 |
| 2017 | 97.25 |
| 2016 | 109.93 |
| 2015 | 105.8 |
| 2014 | 118.21 |
| 2013 |
External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies
- Angola — 17.81 (2023)
- Benin — 52.96 (2023)
- Botswana — 85.57 (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 46.84 (2023)
- Burundi — 57.46 (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 67.79 (2023)
- Cameroon — 36.2 (2023)
- Central African Republic — 54.51 (2023)
- Chad
More health data for São Tomé and Principe
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 12.94% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 13.44% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 44,650 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 36.94% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 45,338 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 37.98% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 89,988 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 37.46% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is São Tomé and Principe's external health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?
- 155.94 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 482.01% from 26.79 in 2000 (7.96% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 196.86 in 2021 and the lowest 26.79 in 2000.
- How does São Tomé and Principe rank?
- 10th highest of 161 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in external health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.EHEX.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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