Total health spending per person in Maldives
Maldives: Total health spending per person was 2,288 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 2,288 current international $ for total health spending per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and up 83.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Maldives peaked at 2,288 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 623.89 current international $, in 2001.
Maldives ranks 59th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Maldives, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 846.87 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 623.89 current international $ | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 715.63 current international $ | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 700.34 current international $ | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 828.12 current international $ | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 860.89 current international $ | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 976.46 current international $ | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 1,072 current international $ | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 1,588 current international $ | +48.1% |
| 2009 | 1,246 current international $ | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 1,094 current international $ | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 1,093 current international $ | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,219 current international $ | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 1,251 current international $ | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1,329 current international $ | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1,552 current international $ | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 1,921 current international $ | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 1,809 current international $ | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 1,597 current international $ | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 1,731 current international $ | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 1,536 current international $ | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 1,687 current international $ | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 1,716 current international $ | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2,288 current international $ | +33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 945.88 current international $ | 623.89 current international $ | 1,588 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,460 current international $ | 1,093 current international $ | 1,921 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,807 current international $ | 1,536 current international $ | 2,288 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 56 Naoero 2,474 current international $ compare
- 57 Bahamas 2,316 current international $ compare
- 58 Serbia 2,303 current international $ compare
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 2,244 current international $ compare
- 61 Belarus 2,194 current international $ compare
- 62 Brazil 2,070 current international $ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Maldives?
- Total health spending per person in Maldives was 2,288 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2,288 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 623.89 current international $ in 2001.
- How does Maldives rank for total health spending per person?
- Maldives ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.