Domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) by country
Current private expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.
Countries reporting
193
Highest
7,885 current US$
Switzerland
Lowest
1.06 current US$
Tuvalu
Median
144.53 current US$
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,672
What the numbers show
Domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 7,885 current US$ in Switzerland; the lowest is 1.06 current US$ in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 144.53 current US$, and the mean is 424.19 current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,445.
Over the past decade 149 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Kiribati (up 458.5%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 95.8%).
Domestic private health expenditure per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 7,885 current US$ | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 6,204 current US$ | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 3 | Liechtenstein | 3,558 current US$ | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 4 | Netherlands | 2,015 current US$ | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 1,901 current US$ | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 1,839 current US$ | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 7 | France | 1,682 current US$ | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 8 | Singapore | 1,629 current US$ | 2023 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 1,610 current US$ | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 1,562 current US$ | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 1,473 current US$ | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 1,361 current US$ | 2024 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 1,335 current US$ | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 14 | Israel | 1,308 current US$ | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 15 | Malta | 1,231 current US$ | 2023 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 16 | Iceland | 1,157 current US$ | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 17 | Norway | 1,153 current US$ | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 18 | Monaco | 1,148 current US$ | 2023 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 1,117 current US$ | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 20 | New Zealand | 1,115 current US$ | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 21 | Bahamas | 1,107 current US$ | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 1,063 current US$ | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 23 | Andorra | 1,053 current US$ | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 24 | Finland | 1,040 current US$ | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 985.21 current US$ | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 967.3 current US$ | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 27 | Greece | 963.63 current US$ | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 905.91 current US$ | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 884.02 current US$ | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 30 | Sweden | 863.8 current US$ | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 833.08 current US$ | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 814.06 current US$ | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 797.8 current US$ | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 34 | Panama | 748.07 current US$ | 2023 | up 149.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Barbados | 739.52 current US$ | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 36 | Lithuania | 708.44 current US$ | 2023 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Latvia | 664.78 current US$ | 2023 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 661.97 current US$ | 2023 | down 35.4% | rising |
| 39 | Trinidad and Tobago | 657.87 current US$ | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 40 | Armenia | 643.49 current US$ | 2023 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 592.35 current US$ | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 42 | Uruguay | 573.87 current US$ | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 43 | Argentina | 567.14 current US$ | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 564.04 current US$ | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 45 | Japan | 552.08 current US$ | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 46 | Estonia | 547.08 current US$ | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 47 | San Marino | 513.66 current US$ | 2023 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 48 | Turkmenistan | 479.95 current US$ | 2023 | up 98.0% | rising |
| 49 | Bahrain | 478.97 current US$ | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 461.29 current US$ | 2023 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Czechia | 418.28 current US$ | 2023 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 405.82 current US$ | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 53 | Mexico | 390.94 current US$ | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 381.94 current US$ | 2023 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 55 | Slovakia | 381.82 current US$ | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 56 | Hungary | 378.16 current US$ | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 57 | Georgia | 362.95 current US$ | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 58 | Poland | 360.25 current US$ | 2023 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 59 | Montenegro | 350.6 current US$ | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 60 | Palau | 347.23 current US$ | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 61 | Antigua and Barbuda | 345.08 current US$ | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 62 | Serbia | 338.93 current US$ | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 63 | Mauritius | 330.94 current US$ | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 64 | China | 327.47 current US$ | 2023 | up 132.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Qatar | 306.35 current US$ | 2023 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 66 | Russian Federation | 300.57 current US$ | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 67 | Albania | 292.55 current US$ | 2023 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Saint Lucia | 285.78 current US$ | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 69 | Grenada | 274.41 current US$ | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 271.3 current US$ | 2023 | up 120.4% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 253.67 current US$ | 2023 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 246.17 current US$ | 2023 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 242.9 current US$ | 2023 | up 74.3% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 239.98 current US$ | 2023 | up 104.6% | rising |
| 75 | Paraguay | 234.55 current US$ | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 76 | Seychelles | 227.83 current US$ | 2023 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 77 | Maldives | 226.59 current US$ | 2023 | down 27.3% | flat |
| 78 | Malaysia | 225.03 current US$ | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 200.67 current US$ | 2023 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 80 | South Africa | 194.94 current US$ | 2023 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 81 | Colombia | 194.79 current US$ | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 82 | El Salvador | 193.11 current US$ | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 83 | Ecuador | 192.5 current US$ | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 84 | Kuwait | 192.26 current US$ | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 85 | Belarus | 185.15 current US$ | 2023 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Mongolia | 184.28 current US$ | 2023 | up 161.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Iraq | 179.92 current US$ | 2023 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Ukraine | 177.1 current US$ | 2021 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Palestine, State of | 172.55 current US$ | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 90 | Jamaica | 171.98 current US$ | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 171.34 current US$ | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 166.43 current US$ | 2023 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 93 | Jordan | 164.41 current US$ | 2023 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 94 | Peru | 162.28 current US$ | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | 155.89 current US$ | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 96 | Dominica | 148.51 current US$ | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 97 | Guyana | 144.53 current US$ | 2023 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 98 | Honduras | 144.5 current US$ | 2023 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 99 | Iran | 140.37 current US$ | 2023 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 137.64 current US$ | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 101 | Tunisia | 135.9 current US$ | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 102 | Lebanon | 135.46 current US$ | 2023 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 103 | Türkiye | 131.9 current US$ | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 104 | Republic of Moldova | 127.97 current US$ | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 105 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 125.98 current US$ | 2023 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 123.98 current US$ | 2023 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Namibia | 119.55 current US$ | 2023 | down 48.0% | rising |
| 108 | Philippines | 111.61 current US$ | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 109 | Algeria | 109.43 current US$ | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 110 | Viet Nam | 107.57 current US$ | 2023 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Oman | 107.32 current US$ | 2023 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 112 | Cuba | 106.98 current US$ | 2020 | up 91.5% | rising |
| 113 | Belize | 103.12 current US$ | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 114 | Morocco | 99.51 current US$ | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 115 | Suriname | 97.53 current US$ | 2023 | down 60.7% | rising |
| 116 | Egypt | 90.91 current US$ | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 117 | Libya | 90.21 current US$ | 2023 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 118 | Cape Verde | 88.29 current US$ | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 119 | Botswana | 88.15 current US$ | 2023 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 120 | Eswatini | 85.35 current US$ | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 121 | Nicaragua | 84.81 current US$ | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 81.05 current US$ | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 123 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 80.32 current US$ | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 124 | Gabon | 75.55 current US$ | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 125 | Liberia | 74.54 current US$ | 2023 | up 247.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Micronesia (country) | 72.61 current US$ | 2023 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 127 | Thailand | 71.9 current US$ | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 128 | Cambodia | 70.85 current US$ | 2023 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 129 | Naoero | 67.1 current US$ | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 130 | Comoros | 61.65 current US$ | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 131 | Indonesia | 60.39 current US$ | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 132 | Cameroon | 55.85 current US$ | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 133 | Brunei Darussalam | 54.72 current US$ | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 134 | Tajikistan | 53.2 current US$ | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 52.75 current US$ | 2023 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Nepal | 51.84 current US$ | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Nigeria | 49.7 current US$ | 2023 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 138 | India | 49.59 current US$ | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 139 | Myanmar | 46.53 current US$ | 2023 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Afghanistan | 45.56 current US$ | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 141 | Bangladesh | 43.85 current US$ | 2023 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Bhutan | 43.64 current US$ | 2023 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Mauritania | 42.7 current US$ | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 144 | Samoa | 41.68 current US$ | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 145 | Côte d'Ivoire | 41.51 current US$ | 2023 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 146 | Togo | 41.06 current US$ | 2023 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 147 | Kyrgyzstan | 40.9 current US$ | 2023 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 148 | Senegal | 40.73 current US$ | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 149 | Congo | 38.64 current US$ | 2023 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 150 | Angola | 36.75 current US$ | 2023 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 151 | Guinea | 35.62 current US$ | 2023 | up 117.2% | rising |
| 152 | Burkina Faso | 34.17 current US$ | 2023 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 153 | Tonga | 33.98 current US$ | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 154 | Yemen | 33.68 current US$ | 2023 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 32.69 current US$ | 2023 | up 57.3% | flat |
| 156 | Haiti | 32.16 current US$ | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 157 | Kenya | 29.7 current US$ | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 158 | Kiribati | 29.27 current US$ | 2023 | up 458.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Fiji | 28.96 current US$ | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Chad | 24.86 current US$ | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 161 | Central African Republic | 24.62 current US$ | 2023 | up 206.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Syria | 24.43 current US$ | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 163 | South Sudan | 24.29 current US$ | 2023 | up 269.3% | rising |
| 164 | Djibouti | 23.51 current US$ | 2023 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 165 | Benin | 21.83 current US$ | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 166 | Mali | 19.92 current US$ | 2023 | up 77.6% | rising |
| 167 | Ghana | 19.84 current US$ | 2023 | down 56.2% | rising |
| 168 | Sierra Leone | 19.59 current US$ | 2023 | down 63.5% | rising |
| 169 | Marshall Islands | 18.04 current US$ | 2023 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 170 | Ethiopia | 17.82 current US$ | 2023 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Pakistan | 16.65 current US$ | 2023 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 16.44 current US$ | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 173 | Lesotho | 16.18 current US$ | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 174 | Niger | 15.98 current US$ | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 175 | Uganda | 15.43 current US$ | 2023 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 176 | Zimbabwe | 14.26 current US$ | 2023 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 177 | Eritrea | 13.71 current US$ | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 178 | Sudan | 13.27 current US$ | 2023 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12.29 current US$ | 2023 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 180 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 10.5 current US$ | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 181 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10.38 current US$ | 2023 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 182 | Timor-Leste | 10.09 current US$ | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 183 | Gambia | 9.69 current US$ | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 184 | Zambia | 9.05 current US$ | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 185 | Malawi | 8.95 current US$ | 2023 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 186 | Rwanda | 8.41 current US$ | 2023 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 187 | Mozambique | 8.38 current US$ | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 188 | Burundi | 7.83 current US$ | 2023 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 189 | Papua New Guinea | 7.28 current US$ | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 190 | Somalia | 7.03 current US$ | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 191 | Madagascar | 5.76 current US$ | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 192 | Solomon Islands | 3.58 current US$ | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 193 | Tuvalu | 1.06 current US$ | 2023 | down 95.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 5,740 current US$
- Euro area 1,220 current US$
- Post-demographic dividend 2,774 current US$
- European Union 1,062 current US$
- High income 2,252 current US$
- OECD members 2,208 current US$
- Europe & Central Asia 789.82 current US$
- World 510.17 current US$
- Caribbean Small States 429.4 current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean 397.93 current US$
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 397.49 current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 379.32 current US$
- Central Europe and the Baltics 379.12 current US$
- Late-demographic dividend 324.15 current US$
- East Asia & Pacific 309.03 current US$
- Other small states 302.14 current US$
- Small states 293.64 current US$
- Upper middle income 270.43 current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 246.44 current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 246.44 current US$
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 239.48 current US$
- IBRD only 202.55 current US$
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 168.09 current US$
- Middle income 162.24 current US$
- IDA & IBRD total 154.86 current US$
- Low & middle income 146.92 current US$
- Arab World 127.09 current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 115.95 current US$
- Early-demographic dividend 91.34 current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 73.87 current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 73.16 current US$
- South Asia 49.51 current US$
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 49.51 current US$
- Lower middle income 48.86 current US$
- Africa Western and Central 40.81 current US$
- IDA blend 38.14 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 35.38 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 35.38 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 35.36 current US$
- Pre-demographic dividend 34.83 current US$
About this data
Current private expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.