Countries by health spending per person
The United States had the highest health spending per person of 38 countries in 2021, at 12,524 USD at PPP. Mexico had the lowest, at 1,253 USD at PPP. The median was 4,666 USD at PPP. Source: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
All countries, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 12,524 | +3.7% |
| 2 | Switzerland | 8,392 | +10.1% |
| 3 | Germany | 8,103 | +10.1% |
| 4 | Norway | 7,890 | +9.3% |
| 5 | Austria | 7,465 | +18.6% |
| 6 | Netherlands Series break | 7,333 | +12.5% |
| 7 | Denmark | 6,913 | +12.5% |
| 8 | Canada | 6,897 | +11.3% |
| 9 | Sweden | 6,616 | +9% |
| 10 | Australia | 6,592 | +12.6% |
| 11 | Belgium | 6,549 | +7.5% |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 6,432 | +9.8% |
| 13 | France | 6,300 | +9.2% |
| 14 | Ireland | 6,189 | +10.8% |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 5,824 | +7.7% |
| 16 | Iceland | 5,556 | +10.9% |
| 17 | Japan | 5,465 | +12.5% |
| 18 | Finland | 5,395 | +8.6% |
| 19 | New Zealand | 4,869 | +11.9% |
| 20 | Czechia | 4,462 | +8.9% |
| 21 | Italy | 4,409 | +9.5% |
| 22 | Spain | 4,405 | +10.2% |
| 23 | Portugal | 4,208 | +16.9% |
| 24 | Slovenia | 4,204 | +11.9% |
| 25 | South Korea | 4,106 | +13.5% |
| 26 | Lithuania | 3,601 | +16.5% |
| 27 | Latvia | 3,495 | +45.4% |
| 28 | Israel | 3,476 | +15.3% |
| 29 | Estonia | 3,176 | +8.7% |
| 30 | Hungary | 2,950 | +12.8% |
| 31 | Greece | 2,947 | +9.8% |
| 32 | Slovakia | 2,922 | +19.3% |
| 33 | Chile | 2,848 | +14.4% |
| 34 | Poland | 2,788 | +11.1% |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 1,709 | +8.1% |
| 36 | Colombia | 1,635 | +18.6% |
| 37 | Türkiye | 1,588 | +14.9% |
| 38 | Mexico | 1,253 | +5.8% |
Other periods
About this ranking
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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
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.htmlCitation styles
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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) (Countries by health spending per person, 2021) [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), Countries by health spending per person, 2021. 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/rankings/health-spending-per-person/countries?period=2021. 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). Countries by health spending per person, 2021. 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/rankings/health-spending-per-person/countries?period=2021.
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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), Countries by health spending per person, 2021 [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/rankings/health-spending-per-person/countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which country has the highest health spending per person?
The United States, with 12,524 USD at PPP in 2021, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Which country has the lowest health spending per person?
Mexico, with 1,253 USD at PPP in 2021.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12.