Current health expenditure per capita in Euro area
Euro area: Current health expenditure per capita was 5,421 current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Euro area, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 5,421 current US$ for current health expenditure per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Euro area peaked at 5,421 current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,691 current US$, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Euro area, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,691 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1,733 current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1,931 current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 2,421 current US$ | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 2,770 current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 2,886 current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 3,050 current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 3,462 current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 3,913 current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 3,853 current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3,741 current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 3,997 current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 3,734 current US$ | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 3,909 current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 4,012 current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3,450 current US$ | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 3,514 current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3,708 current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 3,996 current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 3,930 current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 4,206 current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 4,740 current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 4,379 current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 4,604 current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 5,421 current US$ | +17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,771 current US$ | 1,691 current US$ | 3,913 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,799 current US$ | 3,450 current US$ | 4,012 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,670 current US$ | 4,206 current US$ | 5,421 current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 United States 13,473 current US$ compare
- 2 Switzerland 11,784 current US$ compare
- 3 Liechtenstein 11,495 current US$ compare
- 4 Norway 8,296 current US$ compare
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2288 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.1004 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Euro area?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Euro area was 5,421 current US$ in 2024, 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 5,421 current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,691 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Euro area rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.