Current health expenditure per capita

191 countries, 2023. Unit: current US$.

First in the ranking
13,473 US$
United States
Median country
470 US$
half above, half below
World
1,317 US$
World Bank aggregate
Range
17 to 13,473
Madagascar - United States

How to read it

Across 191 countries worldwide, the highest value is in United States (13,473 US$) and the lowest in Madagascar (17 US$).

The median country is at 470 US$: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 476 US$ in 2000 to 1,317 US$ in 2023.

Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

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Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database · via World Bank WDI (SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD) · licence

Health spending per person over time

US$

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1United States13,473North America
2Switzerland11,784Europe
3Liechtenstein11,495Europe
4Norway8,296Europe
5Monaco8,004Europe
6Luxembourg7,511Europe
7Iceland7,065Europe
8Australia6,980Oceania
9Ireland6,878Europe
10Denmark6,511Europe
11Germany6,395Europe
12Netherlands6,372Europe
13Austria6,268Europe
14Sweden6,206Europe
15Canada6,187North America
16Belgium5,931Europe
17Finland5,515Europe
18United Kingdom5,407Europe
19France5,149Europe
20New Zealand4,997Oceania
21Israel3,928Asia
22San Marino3,924Europe
23Singapore3,922Asia
24Japan3,638Asia
25Malta3,623Europe
26Andorra3,605Europe
27Italy3,283Europe
28Spain3,107Europe
29South Korea3,044Asia
30Slovenia3,038Europe
31Cyprus2,899Asia
32Portugal2,762Europe
33Czechia2,671Europe
34United Arab Emirates2,402Asia
35Nauru2,292Oceania
36Bahamas2,262North America
37Estonia2,258Europe
38Uruguay2,076South America
39Lithuania2,044Europe
40Greece1,963Europe
41Saudi Arabia1,825Asia
42Slovakia1,813Europe
43Qatar1,804Asia
44Chile1,737South America
45Tuvalu1,724Oceania
46Palau1,684Oceania
47Kuwait1,679Asia
48Latvia1,645Europe
49Poland1,578Europe
50Panama1,558North America
51Croatia1,548Europe
52Argentina1,457South America
53Hungary1,420Europe
54Saint Kitts and Nevis1,295North America
55Barbados1,286North America
56Trinidad and Tobago1,276North America
57Bulgaria1,258Europe
58Bahrain1,176Asia
59Costa Rica1,163North America
60Maldives1,159Asia
61Montenegro1,148Europe
62Romania1,051Europe
63Brazil1,010South America
64Russia1,003Europe
65Serbia984Europe
66Marshall Islands894Oceania
67Antigua and Barbuda841North America
68Bosnia and Herzegovina773Europe
69Armenia767Asia
70Seychelles766Africa
71China763Asia
72Mexico761North America
73Brunei733Asia
74Oman732Asia
75Saint Lucia641North America
76North Macedonia639Europe
77Mauritius616Africa
78Albania591Europe
79Turkmenistan581Asia
80Colombia571South America
81Belarus558Europe
82Georgia554Asia
83Türkiye548Asia
84South Africa537Africa
85Paraguay527South America
86Grenada526North America
87Jamaica520North America
88Ecuador509South America
89Federated States of Micronesia508Oceania
90Guyana505South America
91El Salvador501North America
92Dominica492North America
93Kazakhstan490Asia
94Botswana490Africa
95Dominican Republic489North America
96Libya470Africa
97Saint Vincent and the Grenadines469North America
98Moldova452Europe
99Malaysia450Asia
100Peru446South America
101Namibia397Africa
102Guatemala392North America
103Mongolia360Asia
104Tonga358Oceania
105Palestine346Asia
106Jordan342Asia
107Iraq333Asia
108Thailand327Asia
109Tunisia318Africa
110Belize309North America
111Azerbaijan300Asia
112Suriname297South America
113Eswatini296Africa
114Samoa293Oceania
115Cabo Verde290Africa
116Iran267Asia
117Lebanon261Asia
118Bolivia255South America
119Gabon253Africa
120Honduras249North America
121Kiribati238Oceania
122Equatorial Guinea234Africa
123Algeria233Africa
124Morocco232Africa
125Nicaragua217North America
126Fiji213Oceania
127Vietnam197Asia
128Philippines194Asia
129Uzbekistan192Asia
130Venezuela186South America
131São Tomé and Principe171Africa
132Bhutan162Asia
133Timor-Leste144Asia
134Vanuatu143Oceania
135Egypt141Africa
136Sri Lanka134Asia
137Indonesia132Asia
138Lesotho123Africa
139Cambodia115Asia
140Solomon Islands111Oceania
141Liberia104Africa
142Comoros102Africa
143Kyrgyzstan97Asia
144Mauritania92Africa
145Côte d'Ivoire88Africa
146Papua New Guinea85Oceania
147Tajikistan85Asia
148Kenya85Africa
149India85Asia
150Nepal84Asia
151Guinea-Bissau82Africa
152Zambia80Africa
153Cameroon79Africa
154Djibouti78Africa
155Angola76Africa
156Republic of the Congo76Africa
157Senegal73Africa
158South Sudan73Africa
159Burkina Faso72Africa
160Ghana70Africa
161Nigeria67Africa
162Zimbabwe63Africa
163Togo60Africa
164Guinea59Africa
165Afghanistan59Asia
166Myanmar56Asia
167Haiti54North America
168Central African Republic54Africa
169Bangladesh53Asia
170Mozambique53Africa
171Rwanda53Africa
172Yemen48Asia
173Chad47Africa
174Benin47Africa
175Uganda45Africa
176Malawi41Africa
177Tanzania36Africa
178Sierra Leone36Africa
179Ethiopia35Africa
180Mali34Africa
181Syria33Asia
182Pakistan30Asia
183Eritrea28Africa
184Burundi28Africa
185Laos27Asia
186Niger26Africa
187The Gambia26Africa
188Democratic Republic of the Congo23Africa
189Somalia22Africa
190Sudan21Africa
191Madagascar17Africa
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Biggest changes, 2013-2023

% change · 189 countries

Largest increase

  1. Tuvalu 485 → 1,724 +256%
  2. Central African Republic 17 → 54 +210%
  3. Nauru 808 → 2,292 +184%
  4. Guyana 211 → 505 +139%
  5. Nepal 35 → 84 +139%

Largest decrease

  1. Sudan 97 → 21 −78%
  2. Sierra Leone 85 → 36 −58%
  3. Lebanon 577 → 261 −55%
  4. Angola 143 → 76 −47%
  5. Laos 43 → 27 −37%

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Health spending per person - continent medians

US$

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 2000 Africa: 17.67 Asia: 52.97 Europe: 885.41 North America: 259.02 South America: 134.71 Oceania: 117.88 2001 Africa: 21.77 Asia: 56.78 Europe: 1,004.82 North America: 258 South America: 91.84 Oceania: 133.59 2002 Africa: 23.19 Asia: 62.75 Europe: 1,139.4 North America: 279.42 South America: 132.18 Oceania: 131.46 2003 Africa: 26.76 Asia: 66.32 Europe: 1,443.38 North America: 286.91 South America: 134.13 Oceania: 155.64 2004 Africa: 29.99 Asia: 71.65 Europe: 1,723.74 North America: 293.78 South America: 159.61 Oceania: 174.26 2005 Africa: 36.01 Asia: 90.61 Europe: 1,814.35 North America: 323.05 South America: 209.68 Oceania: 181.96 2006 Africa: 40.3 Asia: 103.26 Europe: 1,857.65 North America: 364.52 South America: 240.1 Oceania: 197.33 2007 Africa: 49.45 Asia: 125.11 Europe: 2,112.53 North America: 429.42 South America: 309.18 Oceania: 203.35 2008 Africa: 54.59 Asia: 149.07 Europe: 2,391.98 North America: 430.23 South America: 334.25 Oceania: 240.18 2009 Africa: 51.15 Asia: 164.88 Europe: 2,346.54 North America: 432.09 South America: 380.04 Oceania: 249.01 2010 Africa: 55.13 Asia: 188.87 Europe: 2,259.3 North America: 438.24 South America: 399.6 Oceania: 273.7 2011 Africa: 58.92 Asia: 239.2 Europe: 2,201.89 North America: 462.2 South America: 375.35 Oceania: 294.14 2012 Africa: 64.67 Asia: 284.7 Europe: 1,961.55 North America: 456.06 South America: 406.06 Oceania: 345.26 2013 Africa: 67.13 Asia: 308.94 Europe: 2,055.38 North America: 485.66 South America: 434.5 Oceania: 301.12 2014 Africa: 71.03 Asia: 302.14 Europe: 2,062.38 North America: 470.48 South America: 440.95 Oceania: 298.66 2015 Africa: 58.43 Asia: 286.91 Europe: 1,787.04 North America: 473.24 South America: 470.1 Oceania: 297.39 2016 Africa: 61.86 Asia: 255.84 Europe: 1,870.32 North America: 479.87 South America: 448.85 Oceania: 319.06 2017 Africa: 56.62 Asia: 272.98 Europe: 1,991.32 North America: 504.96 South America: 469.05 Oceania: 327.73 2018 Africa: 58.6 Asia: 266.92 Europe: 2,206.71 North America: 503.34 South America: 467.07 Oceania: 353.25 2019 Africa: 55.95 Asia: 263.61 Europe: 2,219.1 North America: 515.95 South America: 495.8 Oceania: 345.98 2020 Africa: 63.09 Asia: 303.48 Europe: 2,417.21 North America: 535.12 South America: 438.12 Oceania: 332.8 2021 Africa: 71.86 Asia: 322.02 Europe: 2,779.57 North America: 563.77 South America: 493.88 Oceania: 374.12 2022 Africa: 70.52 Asia: 334.39 Europe: 2,843.23 North America: 582.31 South America: 487.67 Oceania: 425.66 2023 Africa: 74.39 Asia: 333.29 Europe: 3,072.19 North America: 583.73 South America: 518 Oceania: 432.66 2000 2008 2012 2016 2023

By continent

median country
Africa 74 US$
Asia 333 US$
Europe 3,072 US$
North America 584 US$
South America 518 US$
Oceania 433 US$

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