Current health expenditure per capita in Norway
Norway: Current health expenditure per capita was 8,296 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Norway, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure per capita in Norway is 8,296 current US$, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Norway peaked at 9,241 current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2,949 current US$, in 2000.
Norway ranks 4th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,949 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 3,099 current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 3,890 current US$ | +25.5% |
| 2003 | 4,633 current US$ | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 5,097 current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 5,585 current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 5,893 current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 6,896 current US$ | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 7,768 current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 7,302 current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 7,860 current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 8,900 current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 8,970 current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9,241 current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 9,116 current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7,567 current US$ | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 7,492 current US$ | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 7,816 current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 8,272 current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 8,007 current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 7,825 current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 9,163 current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 8,693 current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 8,296 current US$ | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,311 current US$ | 2,949 current US$ | 7,768 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,324 current US$ | 7,492 current US$ | 9,241 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,494 current US$ | 7,825 current US$ | 9,163 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 1 United States of America 13,473 current US$ compare
- 2 Switzerland 11,784 current US$ compare
- 3 Liechtenstein 11,495 current US$ compare
- 5 Luxembourg 8,170 current US$ compare
- 6 Monaco 8,004 current US$ compare
- 7 Iceland 7,642 current US$ compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,212 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.6255 % 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 0.332 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.6458 % 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 0.65 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Norway?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Norway was 8,296 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 9,241 current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,949 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Norway ranks 4th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.