EU countries by health spending per person

Germany had the highest health spending per person of 22 EU countries in 2016, at 5,646 USD at PPP. Latvia had the lowest, at 1,508 USD at PPP. The median was 3,258 USD at PPP. Source: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Highest5,646Germany

Lowest1,508Latvia

Median3,25822 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2016

Under 2,100
2,100 to 2,800
2,800 to 4,400
4,400 to 5,000
5,000 and over
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USD at PPP, 2016. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2016

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.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2016 USD at PPP	Change on 2015
1	Germany	5,646	+7%
2	Austria	5,250	+5.4%
3	Sweden	5,162	+2.6%
4	Netherlands	5,096	+3.4%
5	Belgium	5,036	+4.1%
6	Denmark	4,894	+3.7%
7	Luxembourg	4,876	+3.9%
8	France	4,863	+5.6%
9	Ireland	4,556	+5.9%
10	Finland	4,104	+2.8%
11	Italy	3,318	+6.1%
12	Spain	3,198	+4.4%
13	Portugal	2,829	+6.6%
14	Czechia	2,779	+7.1%
15	Slovenia	2,738	+6.2%
16	Greece	2,270	+6.5%
17	Estonia	2,097	+8%
18	Slovakia	2,040	-0.9%
19	Hungary	2,011	+5.8%
20	Poland	1,959	+7.7%
21	Lithuania	1,954	+8.8%
22	Latvia	1,508	+14.3%

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 EU 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.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) (EU countries by health spending per person, 2016) [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), EU countries by health spending per person, 2016. 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/eu-countries?period=2016. 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). EU countries by health spending per person, 2016. 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/eu-countries?period=2016.

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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), EU countries by health spending per person, 2016 [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/eu-countries?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest health spending per person?

Germany, with 5,646 USD at PPP in 2016, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Which EU country has the lowest health spending per person?

Latvia, with 1,508 USD at PPP in 2016.

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.

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