Total health spending per person in Sweden
Sweden: Total health spending per person was 7,770 current international $ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2024, total health spending per person in Sweden stood at 7,770 current international $. 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, total health spending per person in Sweden peaked at 7,770 current international $ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,173 current international $, 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.
Total health spending per person in Sweden, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,173 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 2,367 current international $ | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 2,541 current international $ | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 2,649 current international $ | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 2,759 current international $ | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 2,796 current international $ | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3,041 current international $ | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 3,273 current international $ | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 3,461 current international $ | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 3,533 current international $ | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 3,506 current international $ | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 4,672 current international $ | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 4,917 current international $ | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 5,088 current international $ | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 5,214 current international $ | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 5,361 current international $ | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 5,551 current international $ | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 5,670 current international $ | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 5,924 current international $ | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 6,267 current international $ | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 6,584 current international $ | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 7,070 current international $ | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 7,229 current international $ | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 7,512 current international $ | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 7,770 current international $ | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,859 current international $ | 2,173 current international $ | 3,533 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,217 current international $ | 3,506 current international $ | 6,267 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,233 current international $ | 6,584 current international $ | 7,770 current international $ | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Sweden?
- Total health spending per person in Sweden was 7,770 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7,770 current international $ in 2024.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,173 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for total health spending per person?
- Sweden ranks 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total health spending per person 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 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.