Austria vs Belgium: Health spending per capita
Austria
6,921 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Belgium
6,461 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Austria rank
5th
Belgium rank
8th
Health spending per capita over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 6,921 international-$ in 2020 prices against 6,461 international-$ in 2020 prices in Belgium, a difference of 460 international-$ in 2020 prices.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 5th and Belgium ranks 8th of 59 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Belgium in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,694 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,575 international-$ in 2020 prices | 119.54 international-$ in 2020 prices | Austria |
| 1980s | 2,244 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,379 international-$ in 2020 prices | 135.18 international-$ in 2020 prices | Belgium |
| 1990s | 3,909 international-$ in 2020 prices | 3,333 international-$ in 2020 prices | 575.62 international-$ in 2020 prices | Austria |
| 2000s | 5,164 international-$ in 2020 prices | 4,623 international-$ in 2020 prices | 540.89 international-$ in 2020 prices | Austria |
| 2010s | 5,938 international-$ in 2020 prices | 5,702 international-$ in 2020 prices | 236.44 international-$ in 2020 prices | Austria |
| 2020s | 6,671 international-$ in 2020 prices | 6,250 international-$ in 2020 prices | 421.7 international-$ in 2020 prices | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending per capita, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 6,921 international-$ in 2020 prices against 6,461 international-$ in 2020 prices in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Austria and Belgium?
- 460 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Austria ranks 5th and Belgium ranks 8th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Health expenditure in total divided by population.