Current health expenditure per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Current health expenditure per capita was 5,931 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure per capita in Belgium is 5,931 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Belgium peaked at 5,931 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,850 current US$, in 2000.
That places Belgium 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,850 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1,880 current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2,085 current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 2,822 current US$ | +35.4% |
| 2004 | 3,322 current US$ | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 3,416 current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 3,547 current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 4,066 current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 4,656 current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 4,756 current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 4,626 current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 4,990 current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 4,764 current US$ | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 5,006 current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 5,110 current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 4,465 current US$ | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 4,570 current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 4,828 current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 5,234 current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 5,087 current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 5,269 current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 5,847 current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 5,488 current US$ | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 5,931 current US$ | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,240 current US$ | 1,850 current US$ | 4,756 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,868 current US$ | 4,465 current US$ | 5,234 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,634 current US$ | 5,269 current US$ | 5,931 current US$ | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3189 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.5259 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6334 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Belgium?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Belgium was 5,931 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 5,931 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,850 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.