Current health expenditure per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Current health expenditure per capita was 5,916 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in OECD members, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure per capita in OECD members is 5,916 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in OECD members peaked at 5,916 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,149 current US$, in 2000.
OECD members ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in OECD members, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,149 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 2,225 current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 2,408 current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 2,730 current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 3,003 current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 3,167 current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 3,337 current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 3,626 current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 3,879 current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 3,919 current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 4,047 current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 4,341 current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 4,350 current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4,373 current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 4,493 current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 4,327 current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 4,449 current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 4,594 current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 4,805 current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 4,886 current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 5,300 current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 5,716 current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 5,630 current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 5,916 current US$ | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,044 current US$ | 2,149 current US$ | 3,919 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,466 current US$ | 4,047 current US$ | 4,886 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,640 current US$ | 5,300 current US$ | 5,916 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 United States of America 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
- 7 Iceland 7,642 current US$ compare
More health data for OECD members
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3872 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 692.67 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 449.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 455.55 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.8% (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.494 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in OECD members?
- Current health expenditure per capita in OECD members was 5,916 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 5,916 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,149 current US$ in 2000.
- How does OECD members rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- OECD members ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.