Costa Rica vs Serbia: Health spending per capita
Costa Rica
1,689 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Serbia
1,966 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
46th
Serbia rank
43rd
Health spending per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 1,966 international-$ in 2020 prices against 1,689 international-$ in 2020 prices in Costa Rica, a difference of 277 international-$ in 2020 prices.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Serbia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Serbia ranks 43rd of 59 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,030 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,244 international-$ in 2020 prices | 213.76 international-$ in 2020 prices | Serbia |
| 2010s | 1,427 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,435 international-$ in 2020 prices | 8.68 international-$ in 2020 prices | Serbia |
| 2020s | 1,600 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,875 international-$ in 2020 prices | 275.18 international-$ in 2020 prices | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending per capita, Costa Rica or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 1,966 international-$ in 2020 prices against 1,689 international-$ in 2020 prices in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Costa Rica and Serbia?
- 277 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Serbia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Serbia rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th and Serbia ranks 43rd 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.