Total health spending per person in France
France: Total health spending per person was 6,868 current international $ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in France, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2024, total health spending per person in France stood at 6,868 current international $. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in France peaked at 6,868 current international $ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,516 current international $, in 2000.
France ranks 17th 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 France, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,516 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 2,685 current international $ | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 2,876 current international $ | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 2,858 current international $ | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,973 current international $ | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 3,136 current international $ | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 3,393 current international $ | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 3,541 current international $ | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 3,706 current international $ | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 3,936 current international $ | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 4,054 current international $ | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 4,216 current international $ | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 4,296 current international $ | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 4,531 current international $ | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 4,667 current international $ | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 4,712 current international $ | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 4,968 current international $ | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 5,100 current international $ | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5,255 current international $ | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 5,719 current international $ | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 6,013 current international $ | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 6,444 current international $ | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 6,643 current international $ | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 6,719 current international $ | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 6,868 current international $ | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,162 current international $ | 2,516 current international $ | 3,936 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,752 current international $ | 4,054 current international $ | 5,719 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,537 current international $ | 6,013 current international $ | 6,868 current international $ | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 14 Belgium 7,489 current international $ compare
- 15 Denmark 7,262 current international $ compare
- 16 Iceland 6,927 current international $ compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,606 current international $ compare
- 19 Singapore 6,551 current international $ compare
- 20 Finland 6,433 current international $ compare
More health data for France
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,016 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in France?
- Total health spending per person in France was 6,868 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 6,868 current international $ in 2024.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,516 current international $ in 2000.
- How does France rank for total health spending per person?
- France ranks 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.