Current health expenditure per capita in Finland
Finland: Current health expenditure per capita was 5,515 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Finland, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Finland recorded 5,515 current US$ for current health expenditure per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Finland peaked at 5,515 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,727 current US$, in 2000.
Finland ranks 18th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,727 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1,810 current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 2,059 current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 2,614 current US$ | +26.9% |
| 2004 | 3,044 current US$ | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 3,237 current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 3,415 current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 3,919 current US$ | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 4,486 current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 4,350 current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 4,252 current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 4,718 current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 4,573 current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 4,892 current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 4,922 current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4,128 current US$ | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 4,109 current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 4,236 current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 4,521 current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 4,460 current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4,736 current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 5,262 current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 4,902 current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 5,515 current US$ | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,066 current US$ | 1,727 current US$ | 4,486 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,481 current US$ | 4,109 current US$ | 4,922 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,104 current US$ | 4,736 current US$ | 5,515 current US$ | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,271 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1433 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.3995 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3009 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Finland?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Finland was 5,515 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5,515 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,727 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Finland ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.