Belgium vs Sweden: Health spending per capita
Belgium
6,461 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Sweden
6,146 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Belgium rank
8th
Sweden rank
10th
Health spending per capita over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 6,461 international-$ in 2020 prices against 6,146 international-$ in 2020 prices in Sweden, a difference of 315 international-$ in 2020 prices.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.
Belgium ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 10th of 59 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,575 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,101 international-$ in 2020 prices | 525.86 international-$ in 2020 prices | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2,379 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,685 international-$ in 2020 prices | 306.71 international-$ in 2020 prices | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3,333 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,818 international-$ in 2020 prices | 515.43 international-$ in 2020 prices | Belgium |
| 2000s | 4,623 international-$ in 2020 prices | 3,794 international-$ in 2020 prices | 828.87 international-$ in 2020 prices | Belgium |
| 2010s | 5,702 international-$ in 2020 prices | 5,553 international-$ in 2020 prices | 148.16 international-$ in 2020 prices | Belgium |
| 2020s | 6,250 international-$ in 2020 prices | 6,181 international-$ in 2020 prices | 68.4 international-$ in 2020 prices | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending per capita, Belgium or Sweden?
- Belgium, at 6,461 international-$ in 2020 prices against 6,146 international-$ in 2020 prices in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Belgium and Sweden?
- 315 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Belgium ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 10th 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.