Government health expenditure per capita — all countries

Government health expenditure per capita — Portugal

Government health expenditure per capita in Portugal in 2023 — 1,697 US$. Ranked 35 in the world out of 191. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 144.5%.

2023 1,697 US$ +4.71% vs 2022
World rank 35of 191
Period maximum 1,725 US$2021
Period minimum 694 US$2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · US$ per capita

Government health expenditure per capita — Portugal, 2000–20235001,0001,5002,0002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 694 US$2001: 713 US$2002: 820 US$2003: 1,019 US$2004: 1,216 US$2005: 1,286 US$2006: 1,178 US$2007: 1,325 US$2008: 1,495 US$2009: 1,497 US$2010: 1,503 US$2011: 1,455 US$2012: 1,211 US$2013: 1,263 US$2014: 1,270 US$2015: 1,102 US$2016: 1,152 US$2017: 1,217 US$2018: 1,350 US$2019: 1,343 US$2020: 1,495 US$2021: 1,725 US$2022: 1,621 US$2023: 1,697 US$
Change over the period: +1,003 (+144.49%) Average annual rate: 3.96 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Portugal 1,697 US$
World 804 US$
Southern Europe computed 1,999 US$
High-income countries computed 3,873 US$
Government health expenditure per capita — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 1,697 +76 +4.71%
2022 1,621 −105 −6.06%
2021 1,725 +230 +15.38%
2020 1,495 +153 +11.36%
2019 1,343 −7 −0.5%
2018 1,350 +132 +10.85%
2017 1,217 +66 +5.72%
2016 1,152 +50 +4.5%
2015 1,102 −168 −13.21%
2014 1,270 +7 +0.55%
2013 1,263 +51 +4.24%
2012 1,211 −244 −16.75%
2011 1,455 −48 −3.16%
2010 1,503 +6 +0.37%
2009 1,497 +2 +0.15%
2008 1,495 +170 +12.85%
2007 1,325 +146 +12.41%
2006 1,178 −108 −8.39%
2005 1,286 +70 +5.76%
2004 1,216 +197 +19.35%
2003 1,019 +199 +24.24%
2002 820 +108 +15.11%
2001 713 +18 +2.67%
2000 694

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.