Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita by country
Tax revenue is defined as compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Public expenditure on health care is defined as all the recurrent and capital spending from government, external borrowing and grants, and social health insurance funds. Both variables are measured in current international...
Countries reporting
193
Highest
8,391 current international $
Monaco
Lowest
5.45 current international $
Afghanistan
Median
619.06 current international $
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,546
What the numbers show
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 8,391 current international $ in Monaco; the lowest is 5.45 current international $ in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 619.06 current international $, and the mean is 1,419 current international $.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,539.
Over the past decade 175 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 486.4%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 86.3%).
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 8,391 current international $ | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 8,200 current international $ | 2023 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 7,656 current international $ | 2024 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 4 | United States of America | 7,269 current international $ | 2023 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 6,763 current international $ | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 6,572 current international $ | 2023 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 6,467 current international $ | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 6,334 current international $ | 2023 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 6,059 current international $ | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 10 | Austria | 6,031 current international $ | 2023 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 11 | Australia | 5,665 current international $ | 2023 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 5,534 current international $ | 2023 | up 88.6% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 5,516 current international $ | 2023 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 5,367 current international $ | 2024 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 5,283 current international $ | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 5,221 current international $ | 2023 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5,205 current international $ | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 18 | France | 4,700 current international $ | 2024 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 19 | Japan | 4,551 current international $ | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 20 | San Marino | 4,546 current international $ | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 21 | New Zealand | 4,297 current international $ | 2023 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 22 | Andorra | 3,908 current international $ | 2023 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 23 | Singapore | 3,830 current international $ | 2023 | up 199.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Czechia | 3,795 current international $ | 2023 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 25 | Malta | 3,767 current international $ | 2023 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 3,620 current international $ | 2023 | up 96.4% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 3,612 current international $ | 2023 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 3,556 current international $ | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 29 | Switzerland | 3,507 current international $ | 2023 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 30 | Cyprus | 3,484 current international $ | 2023 | up 262.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Korea | 2,876 current international $ | 2024 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Portugal | 2,875 current international $ | 2023 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 2,713 current international $ | 2023 | up 122.4% | rising |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 2,702 current international $ | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 35 | Estonia | 2,657 current international $ | 2023 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Israel | 2,631 current international $ | 2023 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 37 | Poland | 2,569 current international $ | 2023 | up 132.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovakia | 2,550 current international $ | 2023 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 2,489 current international $ | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 40 | Lithuania | 2,483 current international $ | 2023 | up 132.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Qatar | 2,408 current international $ | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 42 | Kuwait | 2,273 current international $ | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 43 | Uruguay | 2,269 current international $ | 2023 | up 99.8% | rising |
| 44 | Russian Federation | 2,244 current international $ | 2023 | up 173.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Cuba | 2,148 current international $ | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 2,109 current international $ | 2023 | up 79.4% | rising |
| 47 | Naoero | 2,070 current international $ | 2023 | up 355.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Montenegro | 2,016 current international $ | 2023 | up 182.2% | rising |
| 49 | Romania | 1,983 current international $ | 2023 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 1,865 current international $ | 2023 | up 174.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Argentina | 1,861 current international $ | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 52 | Maldives | 1,805 current international $ | 2023 | up 173.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Latvia | 1,804 current international $ | 2023 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,755 current international $ | 2023 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 55 | Chile | 1,752 current international $ | 2024 | up 107.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Greece | 1,749 current international $ | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 57 | Panama | 1,700 current international $ | 2023 | up 88.8% | rising |
| 58 | Bahrain | 1,514 current international $ | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 59 | Serbia | 1,509 current international $ | 2023 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 60 | Belarus | 1,464 current international $ | 2023 | up 116.3% | rising |
| 61 | Türkiye | 1,343 current international $ | 2023 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,338 current international $ | 2023 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 1,295 current international $ | 2023 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 64 | Oman | 1,233 current international $ | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 65 | Colombia | 1,226 current international $ | 2024 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 66 | Tuvalu | 1,217 current international $ | 2023 | up 275.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Bahamas | 1,171 current international $ | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 68 | Palau | 1,130 current international $ | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,086 current international $ | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 70 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,050 current international $ | 2023 | up 121.6% | rising |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 1,041 current international $ | 2023 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 72 | Botswana | 988.17 current international $ | 2023 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 73 | Seychelles | 984.99 current international $ | 2023 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 961.13 current international $ | 2023 | up 119.1% | rising |
| 75 | Guyana | 933.72 current international $ | 2023 | up 341.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Brazil | 913.61 current international $ | 2023 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 77 | China | 848.98 current international $ | 2023 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Libya | 845.85 current international $ | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 79 | South Africa | 834.1 current international $ | 2023 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 80 | Thailand | 830.82 current international $ | 2023 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Republic of Moldova | 821.76 current international $ | 2023 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Paraguay | 814.37 current international $ | 2023 | up 152.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Ecuador | 767.01 current international $ | 2023 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 749.14 current international $ | 2023 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Antigua and Barbuda | 732.14 current international $ | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 86 | Albania | 726.34 current international $ | 2023 | up 167.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Malaysia | 721.02 current international $ | 2023 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 88 | Ukraine | 720.46 current international $ | 2021 | up 139.3% | rising |
| 89 | El Salvador | 711.72 current international $ | 2023 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 90 | Suriname | 708.53 current international $ | 2023 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Mauritius | 694.15 current international $ | 2023 | up 102.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Mexico | 665.21 current international $ | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 93 | Marshall Islands | 655.98 current international $ | 2023 | up 222.1% | rising |
| 94 | Dominica | 650.04 current international $ | 2023 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 95 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 627.02 current international $ | 2023 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 96 | Namibia | 625.14 current international $ | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 97 | Saint Lucia | 619.06 current international $ | 2023 | up 113.0% | rising |
| 98 | Peru | 608.09 current international $ | 2023 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Tunisia | 601.71 current international $ | 2023 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 100 | Georgia | 565.41 current international $ | 2023 | up 194.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Jamaica | 558.93 current international $ | 2023 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 102 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 508.57 current international $ | 2023 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Mongolia | 498.55 current international $ | 2023 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 104 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 497.18 current international $ | 2023 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 105 | Barbados | 480.17 current international $ | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 106 | Bhutan | 451.03 current international $ | 2023 | up 134.3% | rising |
| 107 | Gabon | 442.05 current international $ | 2023 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 108 | Fiji | 409.49 current international $ | 2023 | up 124.3% | rising |
| 109 | Grenada | 397.79 current international $ | 2023 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 395.48 current international $ | 2023 | up 117.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Eswatini | 393.99 current international $ | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 112 | Algeria | 388.52 current international $ | 2023 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 113 | Iraq | 387.83 current international $ | 2023 | up 130.6% | rising |
| 114 | Belize | 373.11 current international $ | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 115 | Cape Verde | 361.13 current international $ | 2023 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 116 | Jordan | 359.08 current international $ | 2023 | down 17.1% | flat |
| 117 | Timor-Leste | 358.28 current international $ | 2023 | up 214.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Morocco | 342.62 current international $ | 2023 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Guatemala | 334.97 current international $ | 2023 | up 96.4% | rising |
| 120 | Samoa | 328.53 current international $ | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 323.93 current international $ | 2023 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Armenia | 319.33 current international $ | 2023 | up 137.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Kiribati | 314.56 current international $ | 2023 | up 114.8% | rising |
| 124 | Viet Nam | 305.49 current international $ | 2023 | up 126.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Egypt | 291.75 current international $ | 2023 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 126 | Uzbekistan | 264.83 current international $ | 2023 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 127 | Palestine, State of | 250.44 current international $ | 2023 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 128 | Lebanon | 244.05 current international $ | 2023 | down 52.1% | rising |
| 129 | Philippines | 237.58 current international $ | 2023 | up 232.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Tonga | 236.93 current international $ | 2023 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 131 | Indonesia | 223.34 current international $ | 2023 | up 177.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 216.6 current international $ | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 133 | Equatorial Guinea | 196.51 current international $ | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 134 | Kyrgyzstan | 185.93 current international $ | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 135 | Lesotho | 178.69 current international $ | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 136 | Honduras | 176.69 current international $ | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 170.24 current international $ | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 138 | Ghana | 148.24 current international $ | 2023 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 139 | India | 135.12 current international $ | 2023 | up 211.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 131.24 current international $ | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 141 | Kenya | 123.26 current international $ | 2023 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Angola | 110.6 current international $ | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 143 | Nepal | 103.99 current international $ | 2023 | up 416.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Mauritania | 103.06 current international $ | 2023 | up 135.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Côte d'Ivoire | 101.81 current international $ | 2023 | up 282.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Zambia | 99.24 current international $ | 2023 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea | 97.43 current international $ | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 96.5 current international $ | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 149 | Cambodia | 94.13 current international $ | 2023 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 93.24 current international $ | 2023 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Rwanda | 83.25 current international $ | 2023 | up 153.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Vanuatu | 79.9 current international $ | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 153 | Djibouti | 71.45 current international $ | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 154 | Congo | 71 current international $ | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 155 | Burkina Faso | 70.4 current international $ | 2023 | up 165.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 68.57 current international $ | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 157 | Senegal | 56.69 current international $ | 2023 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 158 | Pakistan | 54.33 current international $ | 2023 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 49.05 current international $ | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 160 | Gambia | 42.29 current international $ | 2023 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 161 | Mozambique | 37.73 current international $ | 2023 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 37.7 current international $ | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 163 | Nigeria | 37.3 current international $ | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 164 | Guinea | 36.85 current international $ | 2023 | up 309.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Mali | 36.76 current international $ | 2023 | up 160.2% | rising |
| 166 | Cameroon | 36.17 current international $ | 2023 | up 132.5% | rising |
| 167 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 35.67 current international $ | 2023 | — | rising |
| 168 | Zimbabwe | 33.36 current international $ | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 169 | Chad | 32.8 current international $ | 2023 | up 86.1% | flat |
| 170 | Comoros | 32.25 current international $ | 2023 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 171 | Myanmar | 31.46 current international $ | 2023 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Uganda | 30.25 current international $ | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 173 | Bangladesh | 28.75 current international $ | 2023 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 174 | Sierra Leone | 26.57 current international $ | 2023 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.29 current international $ | 2023 | up 236.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Liberia | 23.31 current international $ | 2023 | up 344.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Togo | 20.69 current international $ | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 178 | Benin | 20.22 current international $ | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 179 | Eritrea | 19.96 current international $ | 2023 | up 57.3% | falling |
| 180 | Central African Republic | 19.63 current international $ | 2023 | up 181.0% | rising |
| 181 | Ethiopia | 18.79 current international $ | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 182 | Niger | 18.36 current international $ | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 183 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.29 current international $ | 2023 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 184 | Madagascar | 18.11 current international $ | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 185 | Malawi | 16.07 current international $ | 2023 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 186 | Burundi | 14.75 current international $ | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 187 | Yemen | 14.25 current international $ | 2023 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10.81 current international $ | 2023 | up 204.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Haiti | 9.78 current international $ | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 190 | Somalia | 7.38 current international $ | 2023 | up 486.4% | volatile |
| 191 | South Sudan | 6.82 current international $ | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 192 | Sudan | 5.86 current international $ | 2023 | down 86.3% | falling |
| 193 | Afghanistan | 5.45 current international $ | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
About this data
Tax revenue is defined as compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Public expenditure on health care is defined as all the recurrent and capital spending from government, external borrowing and grants, and social health insurance funds. Both variables are measured in current international $, which adjusts for price differences between countries.