Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) by country
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.
Countries reporting
193
Highest
7,937 current US$
Liechtenstein
Lowest
0.9765 current US$
Afghanistan
Median
237.86 current US$
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,672
What the numbers show
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 7,937 current US$ in Liechtenstein; the lowest is 0.9765 current US$ in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 237.86 current US$, and the mean is 991.47 current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,127.
Over the past decade 152 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 504.9%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 78.0%).
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 7,937 current US$ | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 2 | United States of America | 7,269 current US$ | 2023 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 7,144 current US$ | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 7,101 current US$ | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 5 | Monaco | 6,856 current US$ | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 6 | Iceland | 5,908 current US$ | 2023 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 7 | Denmark | 5,628 current US$ | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 5,342 current US$ | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 5,268 current US$ | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 5,142 current US$ | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 5,059 current US$ | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 12 | Austria | 4,795 current US$ | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 13 | Canada | 4,477 current US$ | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 4,476 current US$ | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4,421 current US$ | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 4,369 current US$ | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 17 | Netherlands | 4,356 current US$ | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 3,898 current US$ | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 19 | New Zealand | 3,882 current US$ | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 20 | France | 3,645 current US$ | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 21 | San Marino | 3,410 current US$ | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 22 | Japan | 3,086 current US$ | 2023 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 23 | Israel | 2,562 current US$ | 2023 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 24 | Andorra | 2,553 current US$ | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 25 | Italy | 2,399 current US$ | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 26 | Malta | 2,392 current US$ | 2023 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 27 | Singapore | 2,293 current US$ | 2023 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 2,274 current US$ | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 2,253 current US$ | 2023 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 30 | Cyprus | 2,226 current US$ | 2023 | up 154.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovenia | 2,222 current US$ | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 32 | Naoero | 1,918 current US$ | 2023 | up 324.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Republic of Korea | 1,776 current US$ | 2024 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Estonia | 1,711 current US$ | 2023 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Portugal | 1,697 current US$ | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 1,604 current US$ | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 37 | Uruguay | 1,502 current US$ | 2023 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Qatar | 1,498 current US$ | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 39 | Kuwait | 1,487 current US$ | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 1,432 current US$ | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 1,419 current US$ | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 42 | Lithuania | 1,329 current US$ | 2023 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Croatia | 1,301 current US$ | 2023 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 44 | Tuvalu | 1,255 current US$ | 2023 | up 261.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Poland | 1,217 current US$ | 2023 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 46 | Bahamas | 1,144 current US$ | 2023 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 47 | Cuba | 1,092 current US$ | 2020 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Hungary | 1,042 current US$ | 2023 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 49 | Palau | 1,025 current US$ | 2023 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 50 | Greece | 993.6 current US$ | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 51 | Latvia | 978.28 current US$ | 2023 | up 102.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Maldives | 914.53 current US$ | 2023 | up 158.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Argentina | 877.49 current US$ | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 54 | Chile | 853.79 current US$ | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Panama | 797.88 current US$ | 2023 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 56 | Romania | 797.33 current US$ | 2023 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Montenegro | 795.73 current US$ | 2023 | up 130.5% | rising |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 790.08 current US$ | 2023 | up 152.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 781.24 current US$ | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 60 | Russian Federation | 702.76 current US$ | 2023 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 702.53 current US$ | 2023 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 62 | Bahrain | 696.85 current US$ | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 63 | Brunei Darussalam | 678.29 current US$ | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 64 | Marshall Islands | 671.07 current US$ | 2023 | up 198.5% | rising |
| 65 | Serbia | 644.76 current US$ | 2023 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 66 | Oman | 624.72 current US$ | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 617.51 current US$ | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 68 | Seychelles | 538.46 current US$ | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 69 | Barbados | 535.71 current US$ | 2023 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 520.1 current US$ | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 71 | Antigua and Barbuda | 496.17 current US$ | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 72 | Colombia | 449.52 current US$ | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 73 | Brazil | 445.61 current US$ | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 74 | China | 435.87 current US$ | 2023 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Türkiye | 415.92 current US$ | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 76 | Libya | 377.02 current US$ | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 77 | Belarus | 372.65 current US$ | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 78 | Mexico | 370.04 current US$ | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 79 | Botswana | 369.46 current US$ | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 80 | North Macedonia | 368.12 current US$ | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 81 | Guyana | 354.25 current US$ | 2023 | up 237.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Jamaica | 334.71 current US$ | 2023 | up 119.8% | rising |
| 83 | South Africa | 330.61 current US$ | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 84 | Dominica | 330.61 current US$ | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 324.17 current US$ | 2023 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 86 | Saint Lucia | 323.06 current US$ | 2023 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 322.38 current US$ | 2023 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Ecuador | 315.64 current US$ | 2023 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Republic of Moldova | 314.26 current US$ | 2023 | up 190.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 313.34 current US$ | 2023 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 91 | El Salvador | 303.15 current US$ | 2023 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 92 | Albania | 292.92 current US$ | 2023 | up 158.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Paraguay | 291.79 current US$ | 2023 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Peru | 283.25 current US$ | 2023 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Mauritius | 273.16 current US$ | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 96 | Thailand | 254.29 current US$ | 2023 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Grenada | 237.86 current US$ | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 98 | Namibia | 232.33 current US$ | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 99 | Malaysia | 225.3 current US$ | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 100 | Samoa | 202.73 current US$ | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 101 | Belize | 201.35 current US$ | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 102 | Ukraine | 192.81 current US$ | 2021 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 103 | Kiribati | 186.84 current US$ | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 104 | Georgia | 186.67 current US$ | 2023 | up 122.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Suriname | 184.18 current US$ | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 106 | Tunisia | 171.84 current US$ | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 107 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 171.6 current US$ | 2023 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Cape Verde | 169.94 current US$ | 2023 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 109 | Gabon | 166.17 current US$ | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 110 | Tonga | 165.39 current US$ | 2023 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 111 | Mongolia | 161.67 current US$ | 2023 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Fiji | 159.15 current US$ | 2023 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 113 | Jordan | 153.97 current US$ | 2023 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 114 | Iraq | 153.37 current US$ | 2023 | up 101.2% | rising |
| 115 | Palestine, State of | 143.23 current US$ | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 116 | Guatemala | 140.39 current US$ | 2023 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 117 | Morocco | 131.3 current US$ | 2023 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Eswatini | 126.5 current US$ | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 119 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 124.78 current US$ | 2023 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 124.36 current US$ | 2023 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Algeria | 123.87 current US$ | 2023 | down 47.1% | rising |
| 122 | Armenia | 120.49 current US$ | 2023 | up 130.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Timor-Leste | 112.06 current US$ | 2023 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Bhutan | 108.11 current US$ | 2023 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 125 | Turkmenistan | 99.63 current US$ | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 126 | Lebanon | 98.86 current US$ | 2023 | down 61.2% | rising |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 97.82 current US$ | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Viet Nam | 87.36 current US$ | 2023 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Philippines | 82.27 current US$ | 2023 | up 164.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Vanuatu | 81.16 current US$ | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 131 | Honduras | 79.54 current US$ | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 132 | Equatorial Guinea | 75.37 current US$ | 2023 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 72.27 current US$ | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 134 | Indonesia | 70.65 current US$ | 2023 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Solomon Islands | 70.06 current US$ | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 136 | Uzbekistan | 67.93 current US$ | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Sao Tome and Principe | 63.23 current US$ | 2023 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 62.37 current US$ | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 139 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 59.02 current US$ | 2023 | down 30.5% | rising |
| 140 | Lesotho | 56.83 current US$ | 2023 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 141 | Kyrgyzstan | 51.55 current US$ | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 142 | Egypt | 45.6 current US$ | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 143 | Sri Lanka | 45.07 current US$ | 2023 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 144 | Ghana | 44.42 current US$ | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Kenya | 38.15 current US$ | 2023 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Côte d'Ivoire | 35.8 current US$ | 2023 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Djibouti | 35.75 current US$ | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 148 | Angola | 33.87 current US$ | 2023 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 149 | India | 33.05 current US$ | 2023 | up 158.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Zambia | 32.39 current US$ | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 151 | Mauritania | 31.46 current US$ | 2023 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Cambodia | 30.8 current US$ | 2023 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Nepal | 26.28 current US$ | 2023 | up 357.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Congo | 25.68 current US$ | 2023 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Rwanda | 24.76 current US$ | 2023 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | 22.56 current US$ | 2023 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Tajikistan | 21.81 current US$ | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Zimbabwe | 20.36 current US$ | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 159 | Senegal | 20.19 current US$ | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 160 | Mozambique | 14.01 current US$ | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 161 | Comoros | 13.21 current US$ | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 162 | Guinea | 12.96 current US$ | 2023 | up 254.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Mali | 12.02 current US$ | 2023 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 164 | Chad | 11.98 current US$ | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 165 | Cameroon | 11.62 current US$ | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 166 | Gambia | 11.57 current US$ | 2023 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 167 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 11.48 current US$ | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 168 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.91 current US$ | 2023 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Pakistan | 10.89 current US$ | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 170 | Liberia | 10.4 current US$ | 2023 | up 381.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Uganda | 9.86 current US$ | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 172 | Nigeria | 9.58 current US$ | 2023 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 173 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.74 current US$ | 2023 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Bangladesh | 7.74 current US$ | 2023 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 175 | Central African Republic | 7.73 current US$ | 2023 | up 115.5% | rising |
| 176 | Ethiopia | 7.63 current US$ | 2023 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Benin | 6.82 current US$ | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 178 | Togo | 6.64 current US$ | 2023 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 179 | Eritrea | 6.52 current US$ | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 180 | Niger | 6.24 current US$ | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 181 | Myanmar | 6.24 current US$ | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Sierra Leone | 5.98 current US$ | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 183 | Malawi | 5.29 current US$ | 2023 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 184 | Haiti | 5.08 current US$ | 2023 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 185 | Madagascar | 5.03 current US$ | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 186 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.98 current US$ | 2023 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 187 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4.39 current US$ | 2023 | up 104.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Sudan | 4.37 current US$ | 2023 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Burundi | 4.15 current US$ | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 190 | Yemen | 4.03 current US$ | 2023 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 191 | Somalia | 3.17 current US$ | 2023 | up 504.9% | volatile |
| 192 | South Sudan | 3.14 current US$ | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 193 | Afghanistan | 0.9765 current US$ | 2023 | down 65.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 6,959 current US$
- Post-demographic dividend 4,639 current US$
- High income 3,847 current US$
- OECD members 3,707 current US$
- Euro area 3,382 current US$
- European Union 3,091 current US$
- Europe & Central Asia 2,178 current US$
- Central Europe and the Baltics 1,247 current US$
- Other small states 881.37 current US$
- World 803.75 current US$
- Small states 692.28 current US$
- East Asia & Pacific 571.67 current US$
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 550.73 current US$
- Caribbean Small States 478.7 current US$
- Late-demographic dividend 460.61 current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean 415.73 current US$
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 415.28 current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 387.29 current US$
- Upper middle income 338.86 current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 322.98 current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 322.96 current US$
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 285.85 current US$
- IBRD only 261.57 current US$
- Arab World 231.47 current US$
- IDA & IBRD total 192.87 current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 190.21 current US$
- Middle income 188.5 current US$
- Low & middle income 169.19 current US$
- Pacific island small states 149.69 current US$
- Early-demographic dividend 106.46 current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 61.84 current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 61.26 current US$
- Africa Eastern and Southern 42.31 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 31.73 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 31.73 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 31.68 current US$
- Lower middle income 30.92 current US$
- South Asia 30.79 current US$
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 30.79 current US$
- IDA blend 19.39 current US$
About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.