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Government health expenditure per capita

How many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.

Unit: US$ per capita Period: 2000–2024 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Source: WHO · About the indicator
Average: 991 US$ Countries: 193

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2020 to 2024.

Government health expenditure per capita, 2020–2024

Top-20 · US$ per capita

Government health expenditure per capita, 2020–202402,0004,0006,0008,000LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 7,937 US$7,937United StatesUnited States: 7,269 US$7,269NorwayNorway: 7,144 US$7,144LuxembourgLuxembourg: 7,101 US$7,101MonacoMonaco: 6,856 US$6,856IcelandIceland: 5,908 US$5,908DenmarkDenmark: 5,628 US$5,628SwedenSweden: 5,342 US$5,342IrelandIreland: 5,268 US$5,268AustraliaAustralia: 5,142 US$5,142GermanyGermany: 5,059 US$5,059AustriaAustria: 4,795 US$4,795CanadaCanada: 4,477 US$4,477FinlandFinland: 4,476 US$4,476United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 4,421 US$4,421BelgiumBelgium: 4,369 US$4,369NetherlandsNetherlands: 4,356 US$4,356SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 3,898 US$3,898New ZealandNew Zealand: 3,882 US$3,882FranceFrance: 3,645 US$3,645
Government health expenditure per capita — 2020–2024 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 LI Liechtenstein 7,937 2023 1
2 US United States 7,269 2023 2
3 NO Norway 7,144 2023 3
4 LU Luxembourg 7,101 2024 4
5 MC Monaco 6,856 2023 5
6 IS Iceland 5,908 2023 6
7 DK Denmark 5,628 2024 7
8 SE Sweden 5,342 2023 8
9 IE Ireland 5,268 2023 9
10 AU Australia 5,142 2023 10
11 DE Germany 5,059 2023 11
12 AT Austria 4,795 2023 12
13 CA Canada 4,477 2024 13
14 FI Finland 4,476 2023 14
15 GB United Kingdom 4,421 2023 15
16 BE Belgium 4,369 2023 16
17 NL Netherlands 4,356 2023 17
18 CH Switzerland 3,898 2023 18
19 NZ New Zealand 3,882 2023 19
20 FR France 3,645 2024 20
21 SM San Marino 3,410 2023 21
22 JP Japan 3,086 2023 22
23 IL Israel 2,562 2023 23
24 AD Andorra 2,553 2023 24
25 IT Italy 2,399 2023 25
26 MT Malta 2,392 2023 26
27 SG Singapore 2,293 2023 27
28 ES Spain 2,274 2023 28
29 CZ Czechia 2,253 2023 29
30 CY Cyprus 2,226 2023 30
31 SI Slovenia 2,222 2023 31
32 NR Nauru 1,918 2023 32
33 KR South Korea 1,776 2024 33
34 EE Estonia 1,711 2023 34
35 PT Portugal 1,697 2023 35
36 AE United Arab Emirates 1,604 2023 36
37 UY Uruguay 1,502 2023 37
38 QA Qatar 1,498 2023 38
39 KW Kuwait 1,487 2023 39
40 SK Slovakia 1,432 2023 40
41 SA Saudi Arabia 1,419 2023 41
42 LT Lithuania 1,329 2023 42
43 HR Croatia 1,301 2023 43
44 TV Tuvalu 1,255 2023 44
45 PL Poland 1,217 2023 45
46 BS Bahamas 1,144 2023 46
47 CU Cuba 1,092 2020 47
48 HU Hungary 1,042 2023 48
49 PW Palau 1,025 2023 49
50 GR Greece 994 2023 50
51 LV Latvia 978 2023 51
52 MV Maldives 915 2023 52
53 AR Argentina 877 2023 53
54 CL Chile 854 2024 54
55 PA Panama 798 2023 55
56 RO Romania 797 2023 56
57 ME Montenegro 796 2023 57
58 BG Bulgaria 790 2023 58
59 CR Costa Rica 781 2023 59
60 RU Russia 703 2023 60
61 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 703 2023 61
62 BH Bahrain 697 2023 62
63 BN Brunei Darussalam 678 2023 63
64 MH Marshall Islands 671 2023 64
65 RS Serbia 645 2023 65
66 OM Oman 625 2023 66
67 TT Trinidad and Tobago 618 2023 67
68 SC Seychelles 538 2023 68
69 BB Barbados 536 2023 69
70 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 520 2023 70
71 AG Antigua and Barbuda 496 2023 71
72 CO Colombia 450 2024 72
73 BR Brazil 446 2023 73
74 CN China 436 2023 74
75 TR Türkiye 416 2023 75
76 LY Libya 377 2023 76
77 BY Belarus 373 2023 77
78 MX Mexico 370 2023 78
79 BW Botswana 369 2023 79
80 MK North Macedonia 368 2023 80
81 GY Guyana 354 2023 81
82 JM Jamaica 335 2023 82
83 ZA South Africa 331 2023 83
84 DM Dominica 331 2023 84
85 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 324 2023 85
86 LC Saint Lucia 323 2023 86
87 KZ Kazakhstan 322 2023 87
88 EC Ecuador 316 2023 88
89 MD Moldova 314 2023 89
90 DO Dominican Republic 313 2023 90
91 SV El Salvador 303 2023 91
92 AL Albania 293 2023 92
93 PY Paraguay 292 2023 93
94 PE Peru 283 2023 94
95 MU Mauritius 273 2023 95
96 TH Thailand 254 2023 96
97 GD Grenada 238 2023 97
98 NA Namibia 232 2023 98
99 MY Malaysia 225 2023 99
100 WS Samoa 203 2023 100
101 BZ Belize 201 2023 101
102 UA Ukraine 193 2021 102
103 KI Kiribati 187 2023 103
104 GE Georgia 187 2023 104
105 SR Suriname 184 2023 105
106 TN Tunisia 172 2023 106
107 BO Bolivia 172 2023 107
108 CV Cabo Verde 170 2023 108
109 GA Gabon 166 2023 109
110 TO Tonga 165 2023 110
111 MN Mongolia 162 2023 111
112 FJ Fiji 159 2023 112
113 JO Jordan 154 2023 113
114 IQ Iraq 153 2023 114
115 PS Palestine 143 2023 115
116 GT Guatemala 140 2023 116
117 MA Morocco 131 2023 117
118 SZ Eswatini 127 2023 118
119 IR Iran 125 2023 119
120 NI Nicaragua 124 2023 120
121 DZ Algeria 124 2023 121
122 AM Armenia 120 2023 122
123 TL Timor-Leste 112 2023 123
124 BT Bhutan 108 2023 124
125 TM Turkmenistan 100 2023 125
126 LB Lebanon 99 2023 126
127 AZ Azerbaijan 98 2023 127
128 VN Vietnam 87 2023 128
129 PH Philippines 82 2023 129
130 VU Vanuatu 81 2023 130
131 HN Honduras 80 2023 131
132 GQ Equatorial Guinea 75 2023 132
133 FM Micronesia 72 2023 133
134 ID Indonesia 71 2023 134
135 SB Solomon Islands 70 2023 135
136 UZ Uzbekistan 68 2023 136
137 ST Sao Tome and Principe 63 2023 137
138 PG Papua New Guinea 62 2023 138
139 VE Venezuela 59 2023 139
140 LS Lesotho 57 2023 140
141 KG Kyrgyzstan 52 2023 141
142 EG Egypt 46 2023 142
143 LK Sri Lanka 45 2023 143
144 GH Ghana 44 2023 144
145 KE Kenya 38 2023 145
146 CI Côte d'Ivoire 36 2023 146
147 DJ Djibouti 36 2023 147
148 AO Angola 34 2023 148
149 IN India 33 2023 149
150 ZM Zambia 32 2023 150
151 MR Mauritania 31 2023 151
152 KH Cambodia 31 2023 152
153 NP Nepal 26 2023 153
154 CG Republic of the Congo 26 2023 154
155 RW Rwanda 25 2023 155
156 BF Burkina Faso 23 2023 156
157 TJ Tajikistan 22 2023 157
158 ZW Zimbabwe 20 2023 158
159 SN Senegal 20 2023 159
160 MZ Mozambique 14 2023 160
161 KM Comoros 13 2023 161
162 GN Guinea 13 2023 162
163 ML Mali 12 2023 163
164 TD Chad 12 2023 164
165 CM Cameroon 12 2023 165
166 GM Gambia 12 2023 166
167 TZ Tanzania 11 2023 167
168 LA Laos 11 2023 168
169 PK Pakistan 11 2023 169
170 LR Liberia 10 2023 170
171 UG Uganda 10 2023 171
172 NG Nigeria 10 2023 172
173 GW Guinea-Bissau 9 2023 173
174 BD Bangladesh 8 2023 174
175 CF Central African Republic 8 2023 175
176 ET Ethiopia 8 2023 176
177 BJ Benin 7 2023 177
178 TG Togo 7 2023 178
179 ER Eritrea 7 2023 179
180 NE Niger 6 2023 180
181 MM Myanmar 6 2023 181
182 SL Sierra Leone 6 2023 182
183 MW Malawi 5 2023 183
184 HT Haiti 5 2023 184
185 MG Madagascar 5 2023 185
186 SY Syria 5 2023 186
187 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 4 2023 187
188 SD Sudan 4 2023 188
189 BI Burundi 4 2023 189
190 YE Yemen 4 2023 190
191 SO Somalia 3 2023 191
192 SS South Sudan 3 2023 192
193 AF Afghanistan 1 2023 193
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Maximum 7,937 US$
Median 238 US$
Minimum 1 US$
World 804 US$

About the indicator

Government spending on health in current US dollars per person. Of all the spending indicators this one separates countries the most: the gap between the top and the bottom of the table exceeds a factor of a thousand, whereas by share of GDP it is rarely more than fivefold. The reason is simple — the share is taken from economies of very different size.

Important: Converted at the market exchange rate rather than by purchasing power: the real volume of medical care one dollar buys in low-income countries is markedly larger, so the gap in the table overstates the gap in services.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
US$ per capita
Observation period
2000–2024
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory

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