Health expenditure and financing per capita in Greece
Greece: Health expenditure and financing per capita was 3,037 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Health expenditure and financing per capita in Greece, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health expenditure and financing per capita in Greece is 3,037, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure and financing per capita in Greece peaked at 3,564 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 812.94, in 1970.
Greece ranks 33rd of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Health expenditure and financing per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 812.94 | — |
| 1980 | 1,355 | +66.6% |
| 1988 | 1,342 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1,533 | +14.2% |
| 1990 | 1,542 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1,534 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,665 | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 1,832 | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 2,044 | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 2,091 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 2,105 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 2,140 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 2,183 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 2,311 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 2,196 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 2,517 | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 2,717 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 2,941 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 2,948 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3,113 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 3,173 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 3,323 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 3,473 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 3,564 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3,350 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 2,858 | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 2,570 | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 2,393 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 2,271 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 2,407 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 2,483 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 2,420 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 2,454 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2,530 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2,682 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 2,833 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 2,835 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,962 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 3,049 | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 3,037 | -0.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 3,037 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,536, 67% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Greece's 3,037 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,928, 77% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health expenditure and financing per capita in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +66.6% | 812.94 | 1,355 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 812.94 | 812.94 | 812.94 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1,410 | 1,342 | 1,533 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1,945 | 1,534 | 2,311 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,997 | 2,196 | 3,564 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,574 | 2,271 | 3,350 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,900 | 2,682 | 3,049 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More health data for Greece
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0188 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure and financing per capita in Greece?
- Health expenditure and financing per capita in Greece was 3,037 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health expenditure and financing per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3,564 in 2009.
- What is the lowest health expenditure and financing per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 812.94 in 1970.
- How does Greece rank for health expenditure and financing per capita?
- Greece ranks 33rd out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is health expenditure and financing per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health expenditure and financing per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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