Health spending per person by source in Sweden

Sweden: Health spending per person by source was 6,467 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
6,467
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
7th
of 193 countries
All-time high
6,467
in 2023
All-time low
1,859
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Health spending per person by source in Sweden, 2000–2023

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k2000201120232000: 1.9k2001: 1.9k2002: 2.1k2003: 2.2k2004: 2.3k2005: 2.3k2006: 2.5k2007: 2.7k2008: 2.9k2009: 2.9k2010: 2.9k2011: 3.9k2012: 4.1k2013: 4.3k2014: 4.4k2015: 4.5k2016: 4.7k2017: 4.8k2018: 5.0k2019: 5.3k2020: 5.7k2021: 6.1k2022: 6.2k2023: 6.5k

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 United States 7,269 compare
  2. 5 Liechtenstein, Principality of 6,763 compare
  3. 6 Germany 6,572 compare
  4. 8 Ireland 6,334 compare
  5. 9 Denmark 6,059 compare
  6. 10 Austria 6,031 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places β†’

More health data for Sweden

All data for Sweden β†’

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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Indicator
Health spending per person by source
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,546 data points, 2000–2024
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