Total health spending per person in Portugal
Portugal: Total health spending per person was 4,928 current international $ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 4,928 current international $ for total health spending per person 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, total health spending per person in Portugal peaked at 4,928 current international $ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,630 current international $, 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.
Total health spending per person in Portugal, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,630 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 1,690 current international $ | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1,793 current international $ | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 1,905 current international $ | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 2,050 current international $ | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 2,196 current international $ | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 2,311 current international $ | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2,384 current international $ | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2,557 current international $ | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 2,682 current international $ | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 2,734 current international $ | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2,601 current international $ | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 2,542 current international $ | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2,616 current international $ | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2,674 current international $ | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2,754 current international $ | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 2,957 current international $ | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 3,062 current international $ | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 3,271 current international $ | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 3,584 current international $ | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 3,755 current international $ | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 4,324 current international $ | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 4,706 current international $ | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 4,679 current international $ | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 4,928 current international $ | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,120 current international $ | 1,630 current international $ | 2,682 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,880 current international $ | 2,542 current international $ | 3,584 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,479 current international $ | 3,755 current international $ | 4,928 current international $ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 27 Republic of Korea 5,081 current international $ compare
- 28 Italy 4,993 current international $ compare
- 29 Spain 4,935 current international $ compare
- 31 Czechia 4,674 current international $ compare
- 32 Cyprus 4,538 current international $ compare
- 33 Lithuania 4,127 current international $ compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Portugal?
- Total health spending per person in Portugal was 4,928 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 4,928 current international $ in 2024.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,630 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for total health spending per person?
- Portugal ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total health spending per person 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 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.