Government health expenditure per capita — all countries

Government health expenditure per capita — World

Government health expenditure per capita in the world in 2023 — 804 US$. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 194.3%.

2023 804 US$ +1.67% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 804 US$2023
Period minimum 273 US$2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · US$ per capita

Government health expenditure per capita — World, 2000–202302505007501,0002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 273 US$2001: 280 US$2002: 297 US$2003: 337 US$2004: 374 US$2005: 397 US$2006: 421 US$2007: 463 US$2008: 510 US$2009: 521 US$2010: 543 US$2011: 594 US$2012: 594 US$2013: 599 US$2014: 618 US$2015: 589 US$2016: 599 US$2017: 620 US$2018: 645 US$2019: 655 US$2020: 738 US$2021: 794 US$2022: 791 US$2023: 804 US$
Change over the period: +531 (+194.27%) Average annual rate: 4.8 %

Comparison, 2023

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

World 804 US$
World 804 US$
Government health expenditure per capita — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 804 +13 +1.67%
2022 791 −3 −0.43%
2021 794 +56 +7.54%
2020 738 +83 +12.65%
2019 655 +10 +1.62%
2018 645 +25 +4.09%
2017 620 +20 +3.37%
2016 599 +10 +1.72%
2015 589 −29 −4.68%
2014 618 +19 +3.14%
2013 599 +5 +0.85%
2012 594 +1 +0.13%
2011 594 +51 +9.4%
2010 543 +21 +4.04%
2009 521 +11 +2.25%
2008 510 +47 +10.16%
2007 463 +42 +10.05%
2006 421 +24 +6.03%
2005 397 +22 +5.96%
2004 374 +37 +11.02%
2003 337 +40 +13.42%
2002 297 +18 +6.26%
2001 280 +7 +2.45%
2000 273

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.