Total health spending per person in Iceland
Iceland: Total health spending per person was 6,927 current international $ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Iceland, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 6,927 current international $ for total health spending per person in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Iceland peaked at 6,927 current international $ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,650 current international $, in 2000.
That places Iceland 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,650 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 2,790 current international $ | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 3,065 current international $ | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 3,181 current international $ | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 3,321 current international $ | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 3,338 current international $ | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 3,396 current international $ | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 3,464 current international $ | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 3,647 current international $ | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 3,672 current international $ | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 3,324 current international $ | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 3,378 current international $ | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3,456 current international $ | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,652 current international $ | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 3,812 current international $ | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 4,000 current international $ | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 4,360 current international $ | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 4,630 current international $ | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 4,825 current international $ | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 5,227 current international $ | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 5,382 current international $ | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 5,987 current international $ | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 6,697 current international $ | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 6,618 current international $ | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 6,927 current international $ | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,252 current international $ | 2,650 current international $ | 3,672 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,066 current international $ | 3,324 current international $ | 5,227 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,322 current international $ | 5,382 current international $ | 6,927 current international $ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 13 Canada 7,646 current international $ compare
- 14 Belgium 7,489 current international $ compare
- 15 Denmark 7,262 current international $ compare
- 17 France 6,868 current international $ compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,606 current international $ compare
- 19 Singapore 6,551 current international $ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Iceland?
- Total health spending per person in Iceland was 6,927 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,927 current international $ in 2024.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,650 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for total health spending per person?
- Iceland ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.