Current health expenditure per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Current health expenditure per capita was 7,642 current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Iceland, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure per capita in Iceland is 7,642 current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Iceland peaked at 7,642 current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,529 current US$, in 2001.
That places Iceland 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,856 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 2,529 current US$ | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 3,047 current US$ | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 3,840 current US$ | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 4,414 current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 5,080 current US$ | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 4,918 current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 5,804 current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 4,750 current US$ | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 3,623 current US$ | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 3,614 current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3,937 current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 3,784 current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 4,096 current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 4,523 current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 4,304 current US$ | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 5,054 current US$ | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 5,992 current US$ | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 6,280 current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 5,912 current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 5,693 current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 6,722 current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 6,852 current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 7,065 current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 7,642 current US$ | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,086 current US$ | 2,529 current US$ | 5,804 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,750 current US$ | 3,614 current US$ | 6,280 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,795 current US$ | 5,693 current US$ | 7,642 current US$ | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.49 % 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 0.3448 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.39 % 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 0.665 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Iceland?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Iceland was 7,642 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 7,642 current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,529 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Iceland rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Iceland ranks 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.