Government health expenditure per capita — all countries

Government health expenditure per capita — High-income countries

Government health expenditure per capita in high-income countries in 2023 — 3,873 US$. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 206.4%.

2023 3,873 US$ +1.74% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 3,908 US$2021
Period minimum 1,264 US$2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · US$ per capita

Government health expenditure per capita — High-income countries, 2000–202301,0002,0003,0004,0002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1,264 US$2001: 1,310 US$2002: 1,415 US$2003: 1,624 US$2004: 1,810 US$2005: 1,916 US$2006: 2,026 US$2007: 2,220 US$2008: 2,429 US$2009: 2,478 US$2010: 2,566 US$2011: 2,799 US$2012: 2,787 US$2013: 2,798 US$2014: 2,892 US$2015: 2,746 US$2016: 2,830 US$2017: 2,929 US$2018: 3,089 US$2019: 3,155 US$2020: 3,638 US$2021: 3,908 US$2022: 3,807 US$2023: 3,873 US$
Change over the period: +2,609 (+206.4%) Average annual rate: 4.99 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 3,873 US$
World 804 US$
Government health expenditure per capita — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 3,873 +66 +1.74%
2022 3,807 −101 −2.58%
2021 3,908 +270 +7.42%
2020 3,638 +483 +15.3%
2019 3,155 +66 +2.13%
2018 3,089 +160 +5.45%
2017 2,929 +99 +3.5%
2016 2,830 +84 +3.07%
2015 2,746 −146 −5.05%
2014 2,892 +94 +3.37%
2013 2,798 +11 +0.38%
2012 2,787 −12 −0.41%
2011 2,799 +232 +9.05%
2010 2,566 +89 +3.58%
2009 2,478 +49 +2.02%
2008 2,429 +209 +9.42%
2007 2,220 +194 +9.57%
2006 2,026 +110 +5.75%
2005 1,916 +106 +5.85%
2004 1,810 +186 +11.47%
2003 1,624 +208 +14.7%
2002 1,415 +106 +8.08%
2001 1,310 +46 +3.6%
2000 1,264

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.