Ukraine: Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Ukraine's domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 173.16 on 2020 (from 547.31 to 720.46).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was +22.06 and a typical year strayed about 29.18 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 173.16 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.73 in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 32.68 a year. A straight line explains 67% 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

Public expenditure on health from domestic sources 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 22 values

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Albania — 726.34 (2023)
• Andorra — 3,908 (2023)
• Armenia — 319.34 (2023)
• Austria — 6,031 (2023)
• Azerbaijan — 323.93 (2023)
• Belarus — 1,464 (2023)
• Belgium — 5,516 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina

More health data for Ukraine

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 3.1% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 3.7% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 2.6 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 12.48% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 2.74 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 15.08% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 5.34 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 13.69% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 4.18% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Ukraine's domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?

720.46 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 579.44% from 106.04 in 2000 (9.55% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 720.46 in 2021 and the lowest 106.04 in 2000.

Is the latest change in domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for Ukraine?

In 2021, Ukraine's domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 173.16 on 2020 (from 547.31 to 720.46). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was +22.06 and a typical year strayed about 29.18 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.2 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.GHED.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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