Health spending per person over time (2000–2023)

Follow health spending per person for the world’s countries, year by year, from 2000 to 2023.

The country ranked first changed over time: United States in 2000–2007, Monaco in 2008–2010, Switzerland in 2011, Norway in 2012, Liechtenstein in 2013–2016, United States in 2017–2023.
Japan’s health spending per person went from $2,751 in 2000 to $3,638 in 2023 (up about 32%).
Japan ranked #7 of 183 countries in 2000 and #24 of 190 in 2023. The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable.

Japan and the leading countries

Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2023
Country	2000	2010	2020	2023
United States	$4,549	$7,836	$11,648	$13,473
Switzerland	$3,550	$7,645	$10,295	$11,784
Liechtenstein	–	–	$10,005	$11,495
Norway	$2,949	$7,860	$7,825	$8,296
Monaco	$2,976	$8,025	$7,582	$8,004
Japan	$2,751	$4,072	$4,582	$3,638
Countries with data	183	187	192	190

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2023


Rank	Country	Health spending per person

Biggest changes, 2000–2023

Compared among the countries that have data in both 2000 and 2023. Countries with a very small starting value are left out, because their ratios look exaggerated.

Biggest increases
Country	2000	2023	Change	Rank
Armenia	$26	$767	about 30×	#136 → #69
Moldova	$21	$452	about 21×	#143 → #98
China	$43	$763	about 18×	#125 → #71
Serbia	$57	$984	about 17×	#112 → #65
Azerbaijan	$19	$300	about 16×	#147 → #110

Biggest decreases
Country	2000	2023	Change	Rank
Gambia	$75	$26	down about 66%	#99 → #186
Lebanon	$426	$261	down about 39%	#46 → #116
Syria	$54	$33	down about 38%	#114 → #180

The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable.

All countries in key years

Open the table (countries with data)

Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2023
Country	2000	2010	2020	2023
United States	$4,549	$7,836	$11,648	$13,473
Switzerland	$3,550	$7,645	$10,295	$11,784
Liechtenstein	–	–	$10,005	$11,495
Norway	$2,949	$7,860	$7,825	$8,296
Monaco	$2,976	$8,025	$7,582	$8,004
Luxembourg	$2,901	$7,460	$6,786	$7,511
Iceland	$2,856	$3,614	$5,693	$7,065
Australia	$1,627	$4,948	$5,968	$6,980
Ireland	$1,565	$5,133	$6,073	$6,878
Denmark	$2,492	$6,157	$6,521	$6,511
Germany	$2,336	$4,592	$5,907	$6,395
Netherlands	$2,028	$5,192	$5,866	$6,372
Austria	$2,302	$4,815	$5,570	$6,268
Sweden	$2,173	$4,391	$6,031	$6,206
Canada	$1,988	$5,061	$5,646	$6,187
Belgium	$1,850	$4,626	$5,269	$5,931
Finland	$1,727	$4,252	$4,736	$5,515
United Kingdom	$2,021	$3,876	$4,866	$5,407
France	$2,162	$4,594	$4,760	$5,149
New Zealand	$1,054	$3,073	$3,888	$4,997
Israel	$1,473	$2,238	$3,617	$3,928
San Marino	$2,176	$3,814	$3,759	$3,924
Singapore	$796	$1,511	$3,541	$3,922
Japan	$2,751	$4,072	$4,582	$3,638
Malta	$647	$1,735	$3,141	$3,623
Andorra	$1,294	$3,287	$3,282	$3,605
Italy	$1,524	$3,191	$3,059	$3,283
Spain	$1,005	$2,817	$2,942	$3,107
South Korea	$475	$1,417	$2,700	$3,044
Slovenia	$797	$2,017	$2,417	$3,038
Cyprus	$751	$2,045	$2,443	$2,899
Portugal	$995	$2,259	$2,328	$2,762
Czechia	$343	$1,509	$2,106	$2,671
United Arab Emirates	$706	$1,620	$2,154	$2,402
Nauru	$464	$626	$1,271	$2,292
Bahamas	$949	$1,444	$1,861	$2,262
Estonia	$210	$966	$1,789	$2,258
Uruguay	$699	$1,043	$1,432	$2,076
Lithuania	$217	$805	$1,512	$2,044
Greece	$885	$2,564	$1,675	$1,963
Saudi Arabia	$493	$766	$1,575	$1,825
Slovakia	$204	$1,297	$1,394	$1,813
Qatar	$553	$1,310	$1,967	$1,804
Chile	$353	$862	$1,271	$1,737
Tuvalu	$352	$490	$900	$1,724
Palau	$676	$1,093	$1,938	$1,684
Kuwait	$425	$1,050	$1,543	$1,679
Latvia	$182	$689	$1,313	$1,645
Poland	$238	$809	$1,026	$1,578
Panama	$301	$607	$1,358	$1,558
Croatia	$386	$1,127	$1,123	$1,548
Argentina	$702	$980	$911	$1,457
Hungary	$313	$983	$1,183	$1,420
St. Kitts & Nevis	$447	$867	$1,068	$1,295
Barbados	$622	$1,114	$1,234	$1,286
Trinidad & Tobago	$266	$825	$1,060	$1,276
Bulgaria	$95	$485	$907	$1,258
Bahrain	$452	$867	$1,101	$1,176
Costa Rica	$250	$664	$970	$1,163
Maldives	$220	$609	$846	$1,159
Montenegro	–	–	$896	$1,148
Romania	$70	$472	$810	$1,051
Brazil	$314	$906	$681	$1,010
Russia	$95	$564	$815	$1,003
Serbia	$57	$545	$670	$984
Marshall Islands	$307	$549	$687	$894
Antigua & Barbuda	$520	$724	$874	$841
Bosnia & Herzegovina	$107	$406	$595	$773
Armenia	$26	$292	$535	$767
Seychelles	$340	$450	$671	$766
China	$43	$189	$583	$763
Mexico	$319	$534	$535	$761
Brunei	$519	$796	$658	$733
Oman	$262	$584	$859	$732
St. Lucia	$286	$438	$590	$641
North Macedonia	$163	$308	$511	$639
Mauritius	$116	$357	$542	$616
Albania	$65	$254	$396	$591
Turkmenistan	$76	$203	$420	$581
Colombia	$135	$452	$464	$571
Belarus	$57	$341	$420	$558
Georgia	$52	$288	$389	$554
Türkiye	$193	$532	$386	$548
South Africa	$236	$621	$503	$537
Paraguay	$104	$258	$412	$527
Grenada	$259	$374	$476	$526
Jamaica	$206	$310	$365	$520
Ecuador	$49	$287	$470	$509
Micronesia	$161	$362	$403	$508
Guyana	$62	$163	$364	$505
El Salvador	$156	$271	$358	$501
Dominica	$259	$370	$453	$492
Kazakhstan	$49	$241	$330	$490
Botswana	$207	$390	$386	$490
Dominican Republic	$138	$270	$354	$489
Libya	$247	$381	$473	$470
St. Vincent & Grenadines	$150	$282	$406	$469
Moldova	$21	$198	$305	$452
Malaysia	$112	$286	$407	$450
Peru	$84	$241	$399	$446
Namibia	$218	$567	$371	$397
Guatemala	$84	$175	$289	$392
Mongolia	$28	$100	$189	$360
Tonga	$53	$167	$263	$358
Jordan	$151	$304	$303	$342
Iraq	–	$145	$248	$333
Thailand	$62	$169	$304	$327
Tunisia	$111	$241	$250	$318
Belize	$139	$244	$279	$309
Azerbaijan	$19	$153	$245	$300
Suriname	$167	$400	$410	$297
Eswatini	$77	$343	$237	$296
Samoa	$60	$185	$253	$293
Cape Verde	$60	$146	$250	$290
Iran	$80	$425	$185	$267
Lebanon	$426	$567	$303	$261
Bolivia	$43	$100	$249	$255
Gabon	$123	$207	$227	$253
Honduras	$68	$165	$213	$249
Kiribati	$66	$133	$239	$238
Equatorial Guinea	$20	$238	$214	$234
Algeria	$62	$228	$211	$233
Morocco	$55	$168	$192	$232
Nicaragua	$53	$118	$166	$217
Fiji	$74	$128	$256	$213
Vietnam	$21	$85	$153	$197
Philippines	$32	$89	$167	$194
Uzbekistan	$36	$93	$120	$192
Venezuela	–	–	$153	$186
São Tomé & Príncipe	$50	$61	$160	$171
Bhutan	$31	$72	$134	$162
Timor-Leste	–	$53	$118	$144
Vanuatu	$48	$99	$125	$143
Egypt	$69	$105	$148	$141
Sri Lanka	$43	$105	$160	$134
Indonesia	$15	$86	$132	$132
Lesotho	$24	$86	$97	$123
Cambodia	$19	$54	$107	$115
Solomon Islands	$46	$74	$101	$111
Liberia	$8	$41	$76	$104
Comoros	$48	$69	$90	$102
Kyrgyzstan	$12	$61	$61	$97
Mauritania	$23	$44	$54	$92
Côte d’Ivoire	$30	$70	$79	$88
Papua New Guinea	$19	$39	$56	$85
Tajikistan	$6	$42	$74	$85
Kenya	$22	$59	$87	$85
India	$18	$45	$64	$85
Nepal	$8	$30	$59	$84
Guinea-Bissau	$13	$29	$68	$82
Zambia	$15	$60	$60	$80
Cameroon	$30	$50	$66	$79
Djibouti	$35	$56	$67	$78
Angola	$13	$97	$56	$76
Republic of the Congo	$17	$55	$80	$76
Senegal	$21	$51	$75	$73
South Sudan	–	–	$47	$73
Burkina Faso	$10	$33	$57	$72
Ghana	$10	$81	$97	$70
Nigeria	$17	$73	$68	$67
Zimbabwe	–	$94	$51	$63
Togo	$13	$31	$53	$60
Guinea	$23	$23	$41	$59
Afghanistan	–	$46	$80	$59
Myanmar	$4	$20	$66	$56
Haiti	$30	$56	$52	$54
Central African Republic	$10	$17	$43	$54
Bangladesh	$8	$21	$49	$53
Mozambique	$7	$26	$35	$53
Rwanda	$9	$48	$45	$53
Yemen	$23	$60	$65	$48
Chad	$10	$35	$38	$47
Benin	$14	$29	$37	$47
Uganda	$16	$52	$45	$45
Malawi	$9	$34	$42	$41
Tanzania	$12	$37	$32	$36
Sierra Leone	$18	$38	$48	$36
Ethiopia	$5	$16	$28	$35
Mali	$14	$31	$28	$34
Syria	$54	$92	$37	$33
Pakistan	$15	$24	$37	$30
Eritrea	$14	$26	$28	$28
Burundi	$6	$24	$26	$28
Laos	$14	$35	$52	$27
Niger	$9	$23	$36	$26
Gambia	$75	$33	$29	$26
Democratic Republic of the Congo	$18	$12	$21	$23
Somalia	–	–	$13	$22
Sudan	$14	$74	$23	$21
Madagascar	$11	$21	$17	$17
Cuba	$181	$609	$1,199	–
Ukraine	$35	$199	$265	–
Countries with data	183	187	192	190

Notes on reading this history

Yearly values come from the same World Bank indicator. The number of countries with data differs by year, so each year’s ranks are given only among the countries that have data that year. The ranking page uses each country’s latest year, so it may not match a single year’s ranking here.

Amounts are in US dollars of each year (not adjusted for inflation), so a ratio between an old amount and a new one is not a measure of real change in volume. Exchange-rate changes can also move an amount even when trade volumes have not changed.

Source: Current health expenditure per capita (current US$), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD. Processed by this site. data.worldbank.org

World Bank data last updated: 2026-10-08