Current health expenditure per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Current health expenditure per capita was 2,971 current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, current health expenditure per capita in Portugal stood at 2,971 current US$. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Portugal peaked at 2,971 current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 995.34 current US$, in 2000.
That places Portugal 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 995.34 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1,016 current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1,139 current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 1,443 current US$ | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 1,724 current US$ | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 1,814 current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1,858 current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2,113 current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 2,392 current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 2,347 current US$ | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,259 current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2,256 current US$ | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,977 current US$ | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 2,027 current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2,057 current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,787 current US$ | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 1,870 current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1,991 current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 2,207 current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 2,210 current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,328 current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 2,764 current US$ | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 2,601 current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 2,762 current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 2,971 current US$ | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,684 current US$ | 995.34 current US$ | 2,392 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,064 current US$ | 1,787 current US$ | 2,259 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,685 current US$ | 2,328 current US$ | 2,971 current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3023 % 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 0.062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3766 % 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 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Portugal?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Portugal was 2,971 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,971 current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 995.34 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Portugal ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.