Hospital care spending (US) in United States

Hospital care spending (US) in the United States was $1.63 trillion in 2024, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. That is up 8.9% from 2023.

2024, USD million1,634,738

Change on 2023+8.9%

Series high1,634,7382024

Series low8,9851960

Next release: Wednesday, 13 January 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Hospital care spending (US) in United States, 1960 to 2024

USD million. Source: CMS, CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total hospital expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-01-13.

All 65 values

Period	USD million
2024	1,634,738
2023	1,501,149
2022	1,357,453
2021	1,319,072
2020	1,259,476
2019	1,189,276
2018	1,120,614
2017	1,077,580
2016	1,035,398
2015	988,971
2014	940,526
2013	906,804
2012	877,968
2011	833,246
2010	808,795
2009	771,040
2008	721,630
2007	691,887
2006	651,209
2005	608,600
2004	565,327
2003	525,892
2002	486,482
2001	449,360
2000	415,532
1999	393,630
1998	374,911
1997	363,403
1996	350,813
1995	339,313
1994	328,376
1993	315,735
1992	298,475
1991	275,756
1990	250,430
1989	225,977
1988	206,452
1987	189,651
1986	175,766
1985	164,575
1984	154,366
1983	144,745
1982	133,647
1981	117,480
1980	100,517
1979	86,162
1978	75,621
1977	67,023
1976	59,402
1975	51,234
1974	44,139
1973	37,920
1972	33,846
1971	30,224
1970	27,168
1969	23,367
1968	20,537
1967	17,798
1966	15,298
1965	13,545
1964	12,501
1963	11,507
1962	10,432
1961	9,777
1960	8,985

Definition

US spending on all services provided by hospitals to patients, including room and board, ancillary charges, services of resident physicians and inpatient drugs, from all sources of funds, in USD million.

Part of national health expenditure (national_health_expenditure_usd), at current prices. CMS revises earlier years with each annual release.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total hospital expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. (2026). CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total hospital expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960 (Hospital care spending (US), United States, 1960 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical

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CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total hospital expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960, Hospital care spending (US), United States, 1960 to 2024. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, 13 Jan. 2026, https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hospital-care-spending-us/united-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. 2026. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total hospital expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960. Hospital care spending (US), United States, 1960 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hospital-care-spending-us/united-states.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary (2026) CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total hospital expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960, Hospital care spending (US), United States, 1960 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/hospital-care-spending-us/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary}},
  title = {{CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total hospital expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960: Hospital care spending (US), United States, 1960 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hospital-care-spending-us/united-states. Publisher attribution: Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total hospital expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Retrieved 2026-10-18.},
}

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What is the hospital care spending (US) in United States?

Hospital care spending (US) in the United States was $1.63 trillion in 2024, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. That is up 8.9% from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total hospital expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

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$1.63 trillion in 2024, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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