Austria vs Sweden: Total health spending per person
Austria
8,250 current international $
in 2024
Sweden
7,770 current international $
in 2024
Austria rank
9th
Sweden rank
11th
Total health spending per person over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Austria currently reports 8,250 current international $ against 7,770 current international $ in Sweden, a difference of 480 current international $.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 11th of 193 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,395 current international $ | 2,859 current international $ | 535.24 current international $ | Austria |
| 2010s | 5,252 current international $ | 5,217 current international $ | 35.05 current international $ | Austria |
| 2020s | 7,703 current international $ | 7,233 current international $ | 469.61 current international $ | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total health spending per person, Austria or Sweden?
- Austria, at 8,250 current international $ against 7,770 current international $ in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total health spending per person between Austria and Sweden?
- 480 current international $, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for total health spending per person?
- Austria ranks 9th 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.
Individual pages
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.