Government health expenditure per capita — all countries

Government health expenditure per capita — Australia

Government health expenditure per capita in Australia in 2023 — 5,142 US$. Ranked 10 in the world out of 191. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 340%.

2023 5,142 US$ +2.94% vs 2022
World rank 10of 191
Period maximum 5,353 US$2021
Period minimum 1,102 US$2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · US$ per capita

Government health expenditure per capita — Australia, 2000–202302,0004,0006,0002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1,169 US$2001: 1,102 US$2002: 1,261 US$2003: 1,589 US$2004: 1,967 US$2005: 2,152 US$2006: 2,275 US$2007: 2,765 US$2008: 2,954 US$2009: 2,913 US$2010: 3,580 US$2011: 4,305 US$2012: 4,302 US$2013: 3,936 US$2014: 4,276 US$2015: 3,757 US$2016: 3,869 US$2017: 4,128 US$2018: 4,165 US$2019: 4,075 US$2020: 4,379 US$2021: 5,353 US$2022: 4,995 US$2023: 5,142 US$
Change over the period: +3,973 (+340%) Average annual rate: 6.65 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 5,142 US$
World 804 US$
Australia and New Zealand computed 4,936 US$
High-income countries computed 3,873 US$
Government health expenditure per capita — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 5,142 +147 +2.94%
2022 4,995 −358 −6.69%
2021 5,353 +975 +22.26%
2020 4,379 +304 +7.46%
2019 4,075 −90 −2.17%
2018 4,165 +37 +0.91%
2017 4,128 +259 +6.68%
2016 3,869 +112 +2.98%
2015 3,757 −519 −12.13%
2014 4,276 +340 +8.63%
2013 3,936 −366 −8.5%
2012 4,302 −4 −0.08%
2011 4,305 +725 +20.26%
2010 3,580 +667 +22.92%
2009 2,913 −41 −1.38%
2008 2,954 +188 +6.81%
2007 2,765 +490 +21.53%
2006 2,275 +123 +5.72%
2005 2,152 +185 +9.4%
2004 1,967 +378 +23.81%
2003 1,589 +328 +26%
2002 1,261 +159 +14.38%
2001 1,102 −66 −5.66%
2000 1,169

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 5,142 NZ New Zealand 3,882

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.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.