Health spending per person in United States

Health spending per person in the United States was 15,843 USD at PPP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 6.9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 38 countries in 2025.

2025, USD at PPP15,843 Estimated

Change on 2024+6.9%

Rank1st of 38Countries ranked

Series high15,8432025

Series low3271970

Health spending per person in United States, 1970 to 2025

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, published 2026-10-12.

All 56 values

Period	USD at PPP
2025	15,843 Estimated
2024	14,823
2023	13,933
2022	13,062
2021	12,524
2020	12,077
2019	10,922
2018	10,486
2017	10,045
2016	9,727
2015	9,360
2014	8,928
2013	8,512
2012	8,339
2011	8,073
2010	7,876
2009	7,642
2008	7,382
2007	7,164
2006	6,806
2005	6,432
2004	6,070
2003	5,727
2002	5,316
2001	4,887
2000	4,535
1999	4,258
1998	4,057
1997	3,891
1996	3,734
1995	3,584
1994	3,428
1993	3,286
1992	3,100
1991	2,901
1990	2,685
1989	2,424
1988	2,195
1987	1,976
1986	1,848
1985	1,735
1984	1,591
1983	1,452
1982	1,330
1981	1,192
1980	1,036
1979	909
1978	809
1977	726
1976	639
1975	561
1974	495
1973	439
1972	397
1971	358
1970	327

Rankings

Countries by health spending per person 38 places
EU countries by health spending per person 22 places

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.html

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). 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) (Health spending per person, United States, 1970 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD

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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), Health spending per person, United States, 1970 to 2025. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/health-spending-per-person/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. 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). Health spending per person, United States, 1970 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/health-spending-per-person/united-states.

Harvard

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2026) 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), Health spending per person, United States, 1970 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/health-spending-per-person/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{organisation_health_spending_per_person_2025,
  author = {{Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development}},
  title = {{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): Health spending per person, United States, 1970 to 2025}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/health-spending-per-person/united-states. Publisher attribution: 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.html.},
}

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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.

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15,843 USD at PPP in 2025, the highest value since 1970 in this series.

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