Health expenditure and financing per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Health expenditure and financing per capita was 6,146 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Health expenditure and financing per capita in Sweden, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health expenditure and financing per capita in Sweden is 6,146, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure and financing per capita in Sweden peaked at 6,316 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,608, in 1970.
Sweden ranks 10th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Health expenditure and financing per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,608 | — |
| 1971 | 1,732 | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 1,806 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 1,857 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 1,972 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 2,173 | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 2,300 | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 2,499 | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 2,503 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 2,557 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 2,686 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 2,649 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 2,658 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 2,647 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 2,690 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 2,593 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 2,614 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 2,709 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 2,751 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 2,857 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 2,883 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 2,770 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 2,799 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 2,704 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 2,644 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 2,722 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 2,813 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 2,813 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,963 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 3,070 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 3,207 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 3,484 | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 3,650 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 3,724 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 3,759 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 3,835 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3,942 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 4,043 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 4,107 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 4,191 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 4,153 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 5,324 | +28.2% |
| 2012 | 5,417 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 5,502 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 5,631 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 5,782 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 5,866 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 5,885 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5,982 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 5,992 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6,068 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 6,316 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 6,137 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 6,184 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 6,236 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 6,146 | -1.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 6,146 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,536, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 6,146 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,928, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health expenditure and financing per capita in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +28.2% | 4,153 | 5,324 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,101 | 1,608 | 2,557 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,685 | 2,593 | 2,857 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,818 | 2,644 | 3,070 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,794 | 3,207 | 4,191 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,553 | 4,153 | 5,992 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,181 | 6,068 | 6,316 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.12 % 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 0.0243 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.2 % 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 0.0256 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure and financing per capita in Sweden?
- Health expenditure and financing per capita in Sweden was 6,146 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health expenditure and financing per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 6,316 in 2021.
- What is the lowest health expenditure and financing per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,608 in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for health expenditure and financing per capita?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is health expenditure and financing per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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