Total health spending per person in Italy
Italy: Total health spending per person was 4,993 current international $ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Italy, 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 Italy is 4,993 current international $, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Italy peaked at 4,993 current international $ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,049 current international $, in 2000.
That places Italy 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Italy, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,049 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 2,170 current international $ | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 2,263 current international $ | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2,292 current international $ | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 2,416 current international $ | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 2,509 current international $ | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2,731 current international $ | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 2,775 current international $ | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 3,022 current international $ | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 3,080 current international $ | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3,113 current international $ | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3,181 current international $ | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 3,197 current international $ | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,207 current international $ | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3,247 current international $ | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 3,304 current international $ | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3,527 current international $ | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 3,658 current international $ | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 3,768 current international $ | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4,014 current international $ | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 4,236 current international $ | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 4,617 current international $ | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 4,977 current international $ | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 4,866 current international $ | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 4,993 current international $ | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,531 current international $ | 2,049 current international $ | 3,080 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,422 current international $ | 3,113 current international $ | 4,014 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,738 current international $ | 4,236 current international $ | 4,993 current international $ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 25 Japan 5,365 current international $ compare
- 26 San Marino 5,231 current international $ compare
- 27 Republic of Korea 5,081 current international $ compare
- 29 Spain 4,935 current international $ compare
- 30 Portugal 4,928 current international $ compare
- 31 Czechia 4,674 current international $ compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 0.5311 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Italy?
- Total health spending per person in Italy was 4,993 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4,993 current international $ in 2024.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,049 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for total health spending per person?
- Italy ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.