Health spending per person in Australia
Health spending per person in Australia was 8,171 USD at PPP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 3.6% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 38 countries in 2025.
Health spending per person in Australia, 1971 to 2025
All 55 values
| Period | USD at PPP |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,171 Estimated |
| 2024 | 7,885 Estimated |
| 2023 | 7,574 |
| 2022 | 6,982 |
| 2021 | 6,592 |
| 2020 | 5,855 |
| 2019 | 5,281 |
| 2018 | 5,226 |
| 2017 | 5,077 |
| 2016 | 5,037 |
| 2015 | 4,756 |
| 2014 | 4,556 |
| 2013 | 4,088 |
| 2012 | 3,854 |
| 2011 | 3,809 |
| 2010 | 3,593 |
| 2009 | 3,415 |
| 2008 | 3,350 |
| 2007 | 3,200 |
| 2006 | 2,998 |
| 2005 | 2,872 |
| 2004 | 2,820 |
| 2003 | 2,581 |
| 2002 | 2,481 |
| 2001 | 2,288 |
| 2000 | 2,150 |
| 1999 | 1,957 |
| 1998 | 1,838 |
| 1997 | 1,729 |
| 1996 | 1,642 |
| 1995 | 1,537 |
| 1994 | 1,454 |
| 1993 | 1,372 |
| 1992 | 1,305 |
| 1991 | 1,233 |
| 1990 | 1,165 |
| 1989 | 1,096 |
| 1988 | 1,026 |
| 1987 | 951 |
| 1986 | 903 |
| 1985 | 853 |
| 1984 | 802 |
| 1983 | 756 |
| 1982 | 704 |
| 1981 | 667 |
| 1980 | 591 |
| 1979 | 525 |
| 1978 | 482 |
| 1977 | 449 |
| 1976 | 405 |
| 1975 | 374 |
| 1974 | 306 |
| 1973 | 250 |
| 1972 | 226 |
| 1971 | 212 |
Rankings
Definition
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.
Current prices, so values rise with inflation; compare countries within a year rather than one country across decades.
How to cite
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). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.htmlUse this data in your AI agent
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What is the health spending per person in Australia?
Health spending per person in Australia was 8,171 USD at PPP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 3.6% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 38 countries in 2025.
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 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 by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest health spending per person in Australia?
8,171 USD at PPP in 2025, the highest value since 1971 in this series.