Current health expenditure per capita in High income
High income: Current health expenditure per capita was 6,100 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in High income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure per capita in High income is 6,100 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in High income peaked at 6,100 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,108 current US$, in 2000.
That places High income 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in High income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,108 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 2,189 current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 2,374 current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 2,699 current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 2,975 current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 3,145 current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 3,326 current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 3,622 current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 3,894 current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 3,939 current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 4,076 current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 4,389 current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 4,408 current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4,437 current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4,562 current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 4,379 current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 4,509 current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 4,676 current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 4,910 current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 5,008 current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 5,459 current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 5,898 current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 5,838 current US$ | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 6,100 current US$ | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,027 current US$ | 2,108 current US$ | 3,939 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,535 current US$ | 4,076 current US$ | 5,008 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,824 current US$ | 5,459 current US$ | 6,100 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 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
- 5 Luxembourg 8,170 current US$ compare
- 6 Monaco 8,004 current US$ compare
More health data for High income
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9052 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in High income?
- Current health expenditure per capita in High income was 6,100 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 6,100 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,108 current US$ in 2000.
- How does High income rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- High income ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.