Total health spending per person in Austria
Austria: Total health spending per person was 8,250 current international $ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Austria, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total health spending per person in Austria is 8,250 current international $, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Austria peaked at 8,250 current international $ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,746 current international $, in 2000.
Austria ranks 9th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Austria, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,746 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 2,801 current international $ | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 2,975 current international $ | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 3,108 current international $ | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 3,302 current international $ | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 3,390 current international $ | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 3,612 current international $ | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 3,770 current international $ | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 4,043 current international $ | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 4,197 current international $ | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 4,312 current international $ | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 4,486 current international $ | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 4,767 current international $ | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 4,961 current international $ | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 5,106 current international $ | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 5,248 current international $ | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 5,534 current international $ | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 5,711 current international $ | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 5,968 current international $ | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 6,428 current international $ | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 6,691 current international $ | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 7,693 current international $ | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 7,996 current international $ | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 7,884 current international $ | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 8,250 current international $ | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,395 current international $ | 2,746 current international $ | 4,197 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,252 current international $ | 4,312 current international $ | 6,428 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,703 current international $ | 6,691 current international $ | 8,250 current international $ | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Austria?
- Total health spending per person in Austria was 8,250 current international $ in 2024, 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 8,250 current international $ in 2024.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,746 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Austria rank for total health spending per person?
- Austria ranks 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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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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.