Total health spending per person in Australia
Australia: Total health spending per person was 7,691 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Australia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Australia recorded 7,691 current international $ for total health spending per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Australia peaked at 7,691 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,138 current international $, in 2000.
That places Australia 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Australia, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,138 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 2,258 current international $ | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 2,414 current international $ | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 2,540 current international $ | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 2,734 current international $ | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 2,826 current international $ | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 3,006 current international $ | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 3,177 current international $ | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 3,291 current international $ | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 3,546 current international $ | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 3,587 current international $ | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 3,770 current international $ | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 3,787 current international $ | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 4,160 current international $ | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 4,658 current international $ | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 4,761 current international $ | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 5,026 current international $ | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 5,096 current international $ | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 5,319 current international $ | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 5,465 current international $ | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 6,059 current international $ | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 6,764 current international $ | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 7,128 current international $ | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 7,691 current international $ | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,793 current international $ | 2,138 current international $ | 3,546 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,563 current international $ | 3,587 current international $ | 5,465 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,911 current international $ | 6,059 current international $ | 7,691 current international $ | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Australia?
- Total health spending per person in Australia was 7,691 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,691 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,138 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for total health spending per person?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.