Health spending per person by source in Sweden
Sweden: Health spending per person by source was 6,467 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending per person by source in Sweden, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 6,467 for health spending per person by source in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending per person by source in Sweden peaked at 6,467 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,859, in 2000.
That places Sweden 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending per person by source in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,859 | — |
| 2001 | 1,937 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 2,091 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 2,196 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 2,274 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 2,295 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2,498 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 2,691 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 2,850 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 2,910 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 2,888 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 3,949 | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 4,141 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 4,276 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 4,380 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 4,493 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 4,667 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 4,794 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5,005 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 5,320 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 5,666 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 6,064 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 6,207 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 6,467 | +4.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 6,467 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,794, 2.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 6,467 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,613, 2.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health spending per person by source 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 | +36.8% | 2,888 | 3,949 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,360 | 1,859 | 2,910 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,391 | 2,888 | 5,320 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,101 | 5,666 | 6,467 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending per person by source in Sweden?
- Health spending per person by source in Sweden was 6,467 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending per person by source recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 6,467 in 2023.
- What is the lowest health spending per person by source recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,859 in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for health spending per person by source?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending per person by source rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. 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 spending per person by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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