Government health expenditure per capita — all countries

Government health expenditure per capita — Sweden

Government health expenditure per capita in Sweden in 2023 — 5,342 US$. Ranked 8 in the world out of 191. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 187.4%.

2023 5,342 US$ +3.31% vs 2022
World rank 8of 191
Period maximum 5,913 US$2021
Period minimum 1,763 US$2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · US$ per capita

Government health expenditure per capita — Sweden, 2000–202302,0004,0006,0002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1,859 US$2001: 1,763 US$2002: 2,022 US$2003: 2,576 US$2004: 2,876 US$2005: 2,911 US$2006: 3,085 US$2007: 3,532 US$2008: 3,796 US$2009: 3,391 US$2010: 3,616 US$2011: 5,378 US$2012: 5,290 US$2013: 5,643 US$2014: 5,572 US$2015: 4,715 US$2016: 4,809 US$2017: 4,964 US$2018: 5,104 US$2019: 4,828 US$2020: 5,190 US$2021: 5,913 US$2022: 5,171 US$2023: 5,342 US$
Change over the period: +3,484 (+187.4%) Average annual rate: 4.7 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sweden 5,342 US$
World 804 US$
Northern Europe computed 4,579 US$
High-income countries computed 3,873 US$
Government health expenditure per capita — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 5,342 +171 +3.31%
2022 5,171 −742 −12.55%
2021 5,913 +724 +13.94%
2020 5,190 +362 +7.5%
2019 4,828 −277 −5.42%
2018 5,104 +141 +2.83%
2017 4,964 +155 +3.22%
2016 4,809 +94 +1.99%
2015 4,715 −857 −15.37%
2014 5,572 −72 −1.27%
2013 5,643 +353 +6.67%
2012 5,290 −88 −1.63%
2011 5,378 +1,762 +48.73%
2010 3,616 +225 +6.63%
2009 3,391 −405 −10.66%
2008 3,796 +264 +7.48%
2007 3,532 +447 +14.49%
2006 3,085 +174 +5.98%
2005 2,911 +35 +1.2%
2004 2,876 +300 +11.64%
2003 2,576 +555 +27.43%
2002 2,022 +259 +14.66%
2001 1,763 −96 −5.15%
2000 1,859

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.