Australia vs Sweden: Total health spending per person
Australia
7,691 current international $
in 2023
Sweden
7,770 current international $
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Sweden rank
11th
Total health spending per person over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 7,770 current international $ against 7,691 current international $ in Australia, a difference of 79 current international $.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 11th of 193 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,793 current international $ | 2,859 current international $ | 66.29 current international $ | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4,563 current international $ | 5,217 current international $ | 654.19 current international $ | Sweden |
| 2020s | 6,911 current international $ | 7,099 current international $ | 188.02 current international $ | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total health spending per person, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 7,770 current international $ against 7,691 current international $ in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total health spending per person between Australia and Sweden?
- 79 current international $, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for total health spending per person?
- Australia ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 11th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total health spending per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.