Health spending per person

Current expenditure on health from all financing schemes, public and private, per inhabitant, in US dollars at current prices converted with purchasing power parities, under the System of Health Accounts 2011.

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Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

Rankings

Countries by health spending per person, 2025

Top 15. Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

United States: 15,843 USD at PPPUnited States15,843Switzerland: 10,634 USD at PPPSwitzerland10,634Germany: 10,116 USD at PPPGermany10,116Norway: 9,204 USD at PPPNorway9,204Austria: 9,082 USD at PPPAustria9,082Netherlands: 8,966 USD at PPPNetherlands8,966Luxembourg: 8,487 USD at PPPLuxembourg8,487Belgium: 8,297 USD at PPPBelgium8,297Ireland: 8,284 USD at PPPIreland8,284Australia: 8,171 USD at PPPAustralia8,171Sweden: 7,819 USD at PPPSweden7,819Denmark: 7,580 USD at PPPDenmark7,580France: 7,522 USD at PPPFrance7,522Canada: 7,506 USD at PPPCanada7,506United Kingdom: 7,328 USD at PPPUnited Kingdom7,328United States: 15,843 USD at PPPUnited States15,843Switzerland: 10,634 USD at PPPSwitzerland10,634Germany: 10,116 USD at PPPGermany10,116Norway: 9,204 USD at PPPNorway9,204Austria: 9,082 USD at PPPAustria9,082Netherlands: 8,966 USD at PPPNetherlands8,966Luxembourg: 8,487 USD at PPPLuxembourg8,487Belgium: 8,297 USD at PPPBelgium8,297Ireland: 8,284 USD at PPPIreland8,284Australia: 8,171 USD at PPPAustralia8,171Sweden: 7,819 USD at PPPSweden7,819Denmark: 7,580 USD at PPPDenmark7,580France: 7,522 USD at PPPFrance7,522Canada: 7,506 USD at PPPCanada7,506United Kingdom: 7,328 USD at PPPUnited Kingdom7,328
USD at PPP. Source: OECD, OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, per capita, US dollars at current prices and PPPs (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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