Current health expenditure per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Current health expenditure per capita was 7,395 current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, current health expenditure per capita in Ireland stood at 7,395 current US$. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Ireland peaked at 7,395 current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,565 current US$, in 2000.
That places Ireland 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,565 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1,824 current US$ | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 2,200 current US$ | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 2,911 current US$ | +32.3% |
| 2004 | 3,483 current US$ | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 3,938 current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 4,147 current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 4,859 current US$ | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 5,639 current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 5,503 current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 5,133 current US$ | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 5,538 current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 5,187 current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 5,296 current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 5,310 current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,576 current US$ | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 4,747 current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 5,024 current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 5,495 current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 5,454 current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 6,073 current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 6,754 current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 6,408 current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 6,878 current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 7,395 current US$ | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,607 current US$ | 1,565 current US$ | 5,639 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,176 current US$ | 4,576 current US$ | 5,538 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,702 current US$ | 6,073 current US$ | 7,395 current US$ | 5 |
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More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,122 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.8762 % 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 0.181 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.81 % 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 0.3307 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Ireland?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Ireland was 7,395 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 7,395 current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,565 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Ireland ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.