Private health expenditure per person in Germany
Germany: Private health expenditure per person was 1,735 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Private health expenditure per person in Germany, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private health expenditure per person in Germany is 1,735, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Germany peaked at 1,735 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 577.05, in 2000.
That places Germany 16th 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.
Private health expenditure per person in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 577.05 | — |
| 2001 | 604.42 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 647.36 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 688.97 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 754 | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 783.82 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 843.98 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 886.86 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 937.22 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 987.14 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1,030 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 1,106 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 1,134 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1,147 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,170 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,206 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1,261 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1,309 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1,394 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 1,502 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 1,523 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1,628 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 1,654 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1,735 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 771.08 | 577.05 | 987.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,226 | 1,030 | 1,502 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,635 | 1,523 | 1,735 | 4 |
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More health data for Germany
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,164 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 368 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.187 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2215 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Germany?
- Private health expenditure per person in Germany was 1,735 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1,735 in 2023.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 577.05 in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Germany ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private health expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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