United Arab Emirates's current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) was 3,727 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 26.69% from 2,942 in 2013 (2.39% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 3,727 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 3,077 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 2,942 | 2013 |
| Highest | 3,788 | 2020 |
| Lowest | 2,159 | 2000 |
| Average since 2014 | 3,153 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 2,159 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, United Arab Emirates' current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 413.85 on 2022 (from 3,313 to 3,727).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +52.48 and a typical year strayed about 256.73 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 651.15 in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 510.47 in 2015. 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 127.92 a year. A straight line explains 68% 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, United Arab Emirates had the 17th highest value of the 168 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 3,727 | 2023 |
| World | 1,891 | 2023 |
| High income | 7,298 | 2023 |
Closest to United Arab Emirates in the 2023 ranking
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
| Year | Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,727 |
| 2022 | 3,313 |
| 2021 | 3,497 |
| 2020 | 3,788 |
| 2019 | 3,410 |
| 2018 | 3,077 |
| 2017 | 2,724 |
| 2016 | 2,610 |
| 2015 | 2,437 |
| 2014 | 2,948 |
| 2013 |
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 United Arab Emirates
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 7.3% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 4.12% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 917,529 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 22% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 921,972 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 12.56% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 1.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 15.98% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is United Arab Emirates's current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?
- 3,727 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 72.65% from 2,159 in 2000 (2.4% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3,788 in 2020 and the lowest 2,159 in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank?
- 17th highest of 168 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for United Arab Emirates?
- In 2023, United Arab Emirates' current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 413.85 on 2022 (from 3,313 to 3,727). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +52.48 and a typical year strayed about 256.73 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
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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