United Kingdom - External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in United Kingdom was 0.642 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 0.642 in 2019 and 0.160 in 2000.

Definition: Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. 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 0.160
2001 0.164
2002 0.188
2003 0.234
2004 0.262
2005 0.283
2006 0.314
2007 0.342
2008 0.337
2009 0.288
2010 0.309
2011 0.358
2012 0.383
2013 0.424
2014 0.454
2015 0.470
2016 0.460
2017 0.499
2018 0.593
2019 0.642

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