Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Annual healthcare expenditure per capita was 4,928 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 4,928 for annual healthcare expenditure per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Portugal peaked at 4,928 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,630, in 2000.
That places Portugal 30th 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.
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,630 | — |
| 2001 | 1,690 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1,793 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 1,905 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 2,050 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 2,196 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 2,311 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2,384 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2,557 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 2,682 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 2,734 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2,601 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 2,542 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2,616 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2,674 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2,754 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 2,957 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 3,062 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 3,271 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 3,584 | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 3,755 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 4,324 | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 4,706 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 4,679 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 4,928 | +5.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 4,928 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,333, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 4,928 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,840, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,120 | 1,630 | 2,682 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,880 | 2,542 | 3,584 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,479 | 3,755 | 4,928 | 5 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Portugal?
- Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Portugal was 4,928 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 4,928 in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,630 in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for annual healthcare expenditure per capita?
- Portugal ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual healthcare expenditure per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual healthcare expenditure per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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