Total health spending per person in Greece
Greece: Total health spending per person was 3,454 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, total health spending per person in Greece stood at 3,454 current international $. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Greece peaked at 3,454 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,418 current international $, in 2000.
That places Greece 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Greece, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,418 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 1,678 current international $ | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 1,864 current international $ | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 2,021 current international $ | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 2,064 current international $ | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 2,194 current international $ | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 2,361 current international $ | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 2,466 current international $ | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 2,728 current international $ | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 2,859 current international $ | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2,679 current international $ | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 2,356 current international $ | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 2,215 current international $ | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 2,185 current international $ | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,094 current international $ | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 2,193 current international $ | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 2,323 current international $ | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 2,324 current international $ | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,403 current international $ | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 2,591 current international $ | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 2,765 current international $ | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 2,997 current international $ | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 3,285 current international $ | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 3,454 current international $ | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,165 current international $ | 1,418 current international $ | 2,859 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,336 current international $ | 2,094 current international $ | 2,679 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,126 current international $ | 2,765 current international $ | 3,454 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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- 41 Panama 3,318 current international $ compare
- 42 Slovakia 3,230 current international $ compare
- 43 Croatia 3,229 current international $ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Greece?
- Total health spending per person in Greece was 3,454 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3,454 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,418 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for total health spending per person?
- Greece ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.