Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Annual healthcare expenditure per capita was 7,770 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Sweden stood at 7,770. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Sweden peaked at 7,770 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,173, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 11th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,173 | — |
| 2001 | 2,367 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 2,541 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 2,649 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 2,759 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 2,796 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3,041 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 3,273 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 3,461 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 3,533 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 3,506 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 4,672 | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 4,917 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 5,088 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 5,214 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 5,361 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 5,551 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 5,670 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 5,924 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 6,267 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 6,584 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 7,070 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 7,229 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 7,512 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 7,770 | +3.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 7,770 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,333, 1.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 7,770 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,840, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +33.3% | 3,506 | 4,672 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,859 | 2,173 | 3,533 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,217 | 3,506 | 6,267 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,233 | 6,584 | 7,770 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Sweden?
- Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Sweden was 7,770 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7,770 in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,173 in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for annual healthcare expenditure per capita?
- Sweden ranks 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual healthcare expenditure per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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