Government health expenditure per capita — all countries

Government health expenditure per capita — United Kingdom

Government health expenditure per capita in the United Kingdom in 2023 — 4,421 US$. Ranked 14 in the world out of 191. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 188.5%.

2023 4,421 US$ +5.38% vs 2022
World rank 14of 191
Period maximum 4,728 US$2021
Period minimum 1,533 US$2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · US$ per capita

Government health expenditure per capita — United Kingdom, 2000–202302,0004,0006,0002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1,533 US$2001: 1,575 US$2002: 1,816 US$2003: 2,173 US$2004: 2,695 US$2005: 2,867 US$2006: 3,133 US$2007: 3,552 US$2008: 3,479 US$2009: 3,155 US$2010: 3,180 US$2011: 3,373 US$2012: 3,406 US$2013: 3,449 US$2014: 3,767 US$2015: 3,556 US$2016: 3,240 US$2017: 3,138 US$2018: 3,363 US$2019: 3,397 US$2020: 4,092 US$2021: 4,728 US$2022: 4,196 US$2023: 4,421 US$
Change over the period: +2,889 (+188.49%) Average annual rate: 4.71 %

Comparison, 2023

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

United Kingdom 4,421 US$
World 804 US$
Northern Europe computed 4,579 US$
High-income countries computed 3,873 US$
Government health expenditure per capita — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 4,421 +226 +5.38%
2022 4,196 −532 −11.26%
2021 4,728 +636 +15.53%
2020 4,092 +696 +20.48%
2019 3,397 +33 +0.98%
2018 3,363 +225 +7.17%
2017 3,138 −101 −3.13%
2016 3,240 −316 −8.89%
2015 3,556 −211 −5.59%
2014 3,767 +317 +9.2%
2013 3,449 +43 +1.28%
2012 3,406 +32 +0.96%
2011 3,373 +193 +6.07%
2010 3,180 +25 +0.8%
2009 3,155 −324 −9.32%
2008 3,479 −73 −2.05%
2007 3,552 +419 +13.38%
2006 3,133 +265 +9.26%
2005 2,867 +173 +6.41%
2004 2,695 +521 +23.98%
2003 2,173 +357 +19.65%
2002 1,816 +241 +15.33%
2001 1,575 +42 +2.76%
2000 1,533

Northern Europe, 2023

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

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.