List of countries by total health expenditure per capita

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Yearly healthcare expenditure per person (total public and private)

This article includes 2 lists of countries of the world and their total expenditure on health per capita. Total expenditure includes both public and private expenditures. See also: Health spending as percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by country.

Contents

The first table uses OECD data and lists member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and a few other countries. It shows each country's total spending (public and private) on health per capita in PPP international dollars.

The next data table (Table 2) lists nearly all countries. It uses data from the World Health Organization (WHO). It also shows each country's total spending (public and private) on health per capita in PPP international dollars.

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

A country list from OECD Data at Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. [1] [2] [3]

Table 1

Location links below are "Healthcare in LOCATION" links. OECD member countries are followed by non-OECD countries. Scroll down table to "Non-OECD countries" header.

OECD countries and others. Total health spending per capita in PPP international dollars. Not inflation-adjusted.
Locations20242023202220212020
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7,4697,0156,9076,5465,819
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 8,4017,6977,7007,4656,295
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7,7507,1786,9066,5546,097
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7,3017,0466,8766,9066,209
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3,7493,3963,1132,8482,489
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1,8771,5841,3761,3791,379
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1,9771,7891,6611,6471,581
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 5,0144,5704,3944,4624,098
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7,0716,5556,6616,9136,147
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 3,6523,3693,1693,1762,922
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6,6556,2765,7655,3954,967
Flag of France.svg  France 7,3546,8486,7016,3955,874
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9,3658,5038,6528,1037,364
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3,6073,4423,1762,9302,654
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3,3033,0233,0132,9502,615
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 6,7706,1345,9565,5565,010
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 7,8137,0276,7486,2215,619
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4,3523,8403,6823,3583,015
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5,1644,8474,7444,4094,027
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5,7905,6195,9845,4544,855
Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea 4,7974,5864,6344,1063,618
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 3,4112,6892,8643,0962,403
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 3,8703,3063,2423,1463,092
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 8,1627,2476,8546,4325,859
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1,5881,4941,3941,2721,203
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8,4367,6157,5177,3176,516
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6,7006,4796,4805,2134,571
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 9,3938,9098,5337,8907,221
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4,2843,5603,0662,7522,510
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 5,2124,7134,5944,2083,555
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 4,0213,2803,1262,9222,449
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 5,5274,5564,3533,8943,756
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5,3464,9274,7444,4053,996
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7,8717,3646,9776,6176,069
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 9,9639,3019,0898,3927,621
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2,3092,1031,6541,5881,382
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,7476,4126,1885,7855,381
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14,88513,81812,89812,37511,926
Non-OECD countries
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3,2343,2143,0102,478
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1,8981,7781,578
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2,8602,6022,4462,392
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1,2231,1101,030
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2,8152,6152,5312,315
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 4,1564,1083,8523,490
Flag of India.svg  India 334297250
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 417386476402
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 5,0264,8314,653
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1,0171,020817
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2,3432,1232,1082,218
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1,3451,2361,193
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1,1021,230577404
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1,5121,161

OECD bar charts, and graphs

Average annual health expenditures per person in US dollars (PPP). For OECD countries, and some other countries. [4] [1]

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The chart below is older (2020 data) and breaks down the voluntary spending further by separating out-of-pocket payments. In this chart the items are stacked by color. There are a few other countries than just OECD countries. [1]

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Timeline of a few OECD countries:

Health care cost as percent of GDP (total economy of a nation) Health care cost rise.svg
Health care cost as percent of GDP (total economy of a nation)

Graph below is life expectancy versus healthcare spending of rich OECD countries. US average of $10,447 in 2018. [5] See: list of countries by life expectancy.

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World Health Organization

A country list from World Health Organization's Global Health Expenditure Database. Processed by Our World in Data. [6]

Table 2

Location links below are "Healthcare in LOCATION" links.

Total health spending per capita in PPP international dollars $. Not inflation-adjusted.
LocationPPP $Year
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 3832022
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 1,1862022
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 5472022
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 5,6412023
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 2172022
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1,4362022
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2,6642022
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1,8242022
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7,0722022
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7,8912023
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 6992022
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 3,0472022
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 2,2572022
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1792022
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1,1722022
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1,5112022
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7,3882022
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 4772022
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 1062022
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 6002022
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 8312022
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,8272022
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1,1322022
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1,6962022
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 1,2422022
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2,5702022
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 1742022
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 682022
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 3332022
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2022022
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6,8132023
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 6642022
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 1092022
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 942022
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3,2872023
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1,1362022
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1,6742023
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 3172022
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 832022
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1,9172022
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2272022
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3,0552022
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2,8842022
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 4,8132022
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4,4762023
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 502022
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7,0122023
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 1542022
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 9312022
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1,0442022
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 3412022
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 9892022
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 7002022
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1,0852022
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 4662022
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 872022
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 3,4092022
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 7622022
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 792022
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 5902023
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6,0482022
Flag of France.svg  France 6,8532022
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 4612022
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 892022
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1,4562022
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7,7582023
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2422022
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3,2982022
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 9192022
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 7832022
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1162022
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 1872022
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1,2292022
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1072022
Flag of Honduras (2022-present).svg  Honduras 5572022
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2,7702023
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 6,4752023
Flag of India.svg  India 2732022
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3902022
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 9662022
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 4662022
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 8,2982022
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4,0092022
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4,9352023
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 9252022
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5,3872022
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 7672022
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1,1292022
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2482022
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 3032022
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 2,4152022
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 3112022
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 1892022
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 3,1392022
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 6532022
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 3652022
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 2242022
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 9692022
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 3,5232023
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 8,1752023
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 562022
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1052022
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1,2812022
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 2,4542022
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 902022
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 5,7602022
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 7472022
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 2742022
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1,5542022
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1,3532022
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia 3782022
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1,0952022
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 8,7652022
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 1,2672022
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 3,1072022
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5532022
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1312022
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 2422022
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 9302022
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 2,5762022
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 3232022
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7,5762022
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5,2142022
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 6362022
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 682022
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2452022
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 1,8152022
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 9,9272022
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 1,1782022
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1792022
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 1,9792022
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 6252022
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 3,3322022
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1152022
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 1,2472022
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 9422022
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 5692023
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3,4022023
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 4,4522023
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2,3182022
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2,4722022
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2,4462022
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 2222022
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,9462022
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 8832022
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8202022
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 3962022
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 5,8802022
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 3042022
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3,1022022
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1682022
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2,3732022
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 1,5612022
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 1602022
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 6,6582022
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3,1692022
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 5,0352023
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 1162022
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 442022
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1,3412022
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5,3502023
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 392022
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4,7762022
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 6112022
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1222022
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1,0432022
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7,6592023
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 10,6682022
Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria 4542022
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 3642022
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 932022
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1,1072022
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 1492022
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 5202021
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1,8112022
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 8852022
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1,3872022
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 8732022
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 1,1272022
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1272022
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1,0952021
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 3,8142022
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,3722023
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12,4342022
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2,5682022
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 7162022
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 1382022
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1312022
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 6112022
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 1092022
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 2082022
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 962022

See also

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 "OECD Data Explorer". data-explorer.oecd.org. OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). Click on the "Health expenditure and financing" link. Make selections. Apply (may need to go full-screen to see button at bottom). Choose table output. Download table in Excel. This link has the selections too, and may be a better place to start. If problems, check platform and data status.
  2. What is the difference between current and constant price series? From: World Bank Data Help Desk.
  3. What is an “international dollar”? From: World Bank Data Help Desk. "This term is often used in conjunction with Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) data."
  4. "Full Report: Health at a Glance 2023: OECD Indicators". OECD. Figure 7.4. Health expenditure per capita, 2022 (or nearest year). It is from page 157 of the full report PDF. The StatLink is for the Figure 7.4 bar chart, and the data table for it.
  5. Link between health spending and life expectancy: US is an outlier. May 26, 2017. By Max Roser at Our World in Data. Click the sources tab under the chart for info on the countries, healthcare expenditures, and data sources. See the later version of the chart here.
  6. "Total health expenditure per person". Our World in Data . Map: Map tab > download. Latest-year-only table: Map tab > Pick latest year in slider > Download > Download displayed data. No other selections. Data source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure Database, via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.