Government Health Expenditure Per Capita 2022

Government health expenditure per capita measures the average spending on health services per person in a country.

191 data pointsโ€ขโ€ขGlobal Coverageโ€ขCurrent health expenditure per capita (current US$)โ€ข

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1
United States flag
United States
12,586.196 USD
2
Switzerland flag
Switzerland
10,930.14 USD
3
Liechtenstein flag
Liechtenstein
10,591.593 USD
4
Norway flag
Norway
8,692.576 USD
5
Monaco flag
Monaco
7,674.098 USD
6
Luxembourg flag
Luxembourg
7,022.627 USD
7
Iceland flag
Iceland
6,851.629 USD
8
Australia flag
Australia
6,723.982 USD
9
Denmark flag
Denmark
6,451.194 USD
10
Ireland flag
Ireland
6,407.923 USD
11
Canada flag
Canada
6,252.34 USD
12
Germany flag
Germany
6,226.142 USD
13
Sweden flag
Sweden
6,022.393 USD
14
Netherlands flag
Netherlands
5,967.904 USD
15
Austria flag
Austria
5,897.976 USD
16
Belgium flag
Belgium
5,487.593 USD
17
New Zealand flag
New Zealand
5,138.338 USD
18
United Kingdom flag
United Kingdom
5,111.817 USD
19
Finland flag
Finland
4,902.039 USD
20
France flag
France
4,857.734 USD
21
Japan flag
Japan
4,201.792 USD
22
Israel flag
Israel
4,107.73 USD
23
Singapore flag
Singapore
3,902.144 USD
24
San Marino flag
San Marino
3,874.985 USD
25
Malta flag
Malta
3,362.424 USD
26
Andorra flag
Andorra
3,190.113 USD
27
Italy flag
Italy
3,154.571 USD
28
South Korea flag
South Korea
3,078.552 USD
29
Spain flag
Spain
2,948.615 USD
30
Cyprus flag
Cyprus
2,748.616 USD
31
Slovenia flag
Slovenia
2,737.849 USD
32
Portugal flag
Portugal
2,600.567 USD
33
Czech Republic flag
Czech Republic
2,431.085 USD
34
Bahamas flag
Bahamas
2,327.201 USD
35
Nauru flag
Nauru
2,264.071 USD
36
United Arab Emirates flag
United Arab Emirates
2,240.905 USD
37
Palau flag
Palau
2,077.734 USD
38
Estonia flag
Estonia
1,998.745 USD
39
Uruguay flag
Uruguay
1,850.807 USD
40
Lithuania flag
Lithuania
1,831.277 USD
41
Saudi Arabia flag
Saudi Arabia
1,830.891 USD
42
Qatar flag
Qatar
1,781.504 USD
43
Greece flag
Greece
1,768.111 USD
44
Kuwait flag
Kuwait
1,683.399 USD
45
Latvia flag
Latvia
1,642.471 USD
46
Slovakia flag
Slovakia
1,642.392 USD
47
Panama flag
Panama
1,572.93 USD
48
Chile flag
Chile
1,541.379 USD
49
Argentina flag
Argentina
1,415.796 USD
50
Croatia flag
Croatia
1,328.804 USD
51
Barbados flag
Barbados
1,302.059 USD
52
Tuvalu flag
Tuvalu
1,300.467 USD
53
Trinidad and Tobago flag
Trinidad and Tobago
1,266.288 USD
54
Hungary flag
Hungary
1,228.002 USD
55
Poland flag
Poland
1,219.291 USD
56
Bahrain flag
Bahrain
1,178.807 USD
57
Saint Kitts and Nevis flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1,161.221 USD
58
Russia flag
Russia
1,082.821 USD
59
Bulgaria flag
Bulgaria
1,066.692 USD
60
Montenegro flag
Montenegro
1,032.911 USD
61
Costa Rica flag
Costa Rica
978.842 USD
62
Romania flag
Romania
902.268 USD
63
Antigua and Barbuda flag
Antigua and Barbuda
891.003 USD
64
Maldives flag
Maldives
883.915 USD
65
Brazil flag
Brazil
871.275 USD
66
Marshall Islands flag
Marshall Islands
859.05 USD
67
Serbia flag
Serbia
843.577 USD
68
China flag
China
755.436 USD
69
Oman flag
Oman
712.061 USD
70
Seychelles flag
Seychelles
707.344 USD
71
Armenia flag
Armenia
674.786 USD
72
Bosnia and Herzegovina flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina
667.297 USD
73
Mexico flag
Mexico
650.971 USD
74
Brunei Darussalam flag
Brunei Darussalam
648.555 USD
75
Saint Lucia flag
Saint Lucia
622.072 USD
76
Mauritius flag
Mauritius
590.915 USD
77
Turkmenistan flag
Turkmenistan
579.155 USD
78
South Africa flag
South Africa
570.48 USD
79
North Macedonia flag
North Macedonia
561.693 USD
80
Georgia flag
Georgia
546.225 USD
81
Dominica flag
Dominica
542.539 USD
82
Belarus flag
Belarus
529.019 USD
83
Grenada flag
Grenada
526.351 USD
84
Jamaica flag
Jamaica
521.12 USD
85
Colombia flag
Colombia
507.071 USD
86
Albania flag
Albania
506.869 USD
87
El Salvador flag
El Salvador
500.203 USD
88
Ecuador flag
Ecuador
495.304 USD
89
Paraguay flag
Paraguay
480.029 USD
90
Botswana flag
Botswana
477.776 USD
91
Dominican Republic flag
Dominican Republic
469.349 USD
92
Micronesia (Fed. States of) flag
Micronesia (Fed. States of)
468.535 USD
93
Malaysia flag
Malaysia
458.22 USD
94
Guyana flag
Guyana
452.238 USD
95
Mongolia flag
Mongolia
448.242 USD
96
Peru flag
Peru
445.105 USD
97
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
437.941 USD
98
Kazakhstan flag
Kazakhstan
421.6 USD
99
Namibia flag
Namibia
418.537 USD
100
Republic of Moldova flag
Republic of Moldova
394.424 USD
101
Turkey flag
Turkey
385.88 USD
102
Guatemala flag
Guatemala
384.062 USD
103
Tonga flag
Tonga
382.791 USD
104
Thailand flag
Thailand
369.976 USD
105
State of Palestine flag
State of Palestine
350.638 USD
106
Suriname flag
Suriname
344.746 USD
107
Jordan flag
Jordan
334.387 USD
108
Belize flag
Belize
298.016 USD
109
Cabo Verde flag
Cabo Verde
297.082 USD
110
Eswatini flag
Eswatini
284.758 USD
111
Libya flag
Libya
284.026 USD
112
Iraq flag
Iraq
283.171 USD
113
Tunisia flag
Tunisia
276.464 USD
114
Azerbaijan flag
Azerbaijan
261.447 USD
115
Bolivia flag
Bolivia
260.881 USD
116
Samoa flag
Samoa
259.954 USD
117
Iran flag
Iran
250.233 USD
118
Honduras flag
Honduras
244.904 USD
119
Gabon flag
Gabon
243.099 USD
120
Lebanon flag
Lebanon
230.391 USD
121
Kiribati flag
Kiribati
217.683 USD
122
Fiji flag
Fiji
217.151 USD
123
Equatorial Guinea flag
Equatorial Guinea
215.328 USD
124
Venezuela flag
Venezuela
208.667 USD
125
Nicaragua flag
Nicaragua
208.568 USD
126
Morocco flag
Morocco
201.811 USD
127
Vietnam flag
Vietnam
188.227 USD
128
Philippines flag
Philippines
182.934 USD
129
Algeria flag
Algeria
180.335 USD
130
Timor-Leste flag
Timor-Leste
174.915 USD
131
Egypt flag
Egypt
171.679 USD
132
Uzbekistan flag
Uzbekistan
170.641 USD
133
Sao Tome and Principe flag
Sao Tome and Principe
139.028 USD
134
Bhutan flag
Bhutan
138.007 USD
135
Vanuatu flag
Vanuatu
136.795 USD
136
Lesotho flag
Lesotho
133.326 USD
137
Sri Lanka flag
Sri Lanka
130.093 USD
138
Indonesia flag
Indonesia
127.444 USD
139
Comoros flag
Comoros
124.144 USD
140
Angola flag
Angola
103.945 USD
141
Cambodia flag
Cambodia
103.895 USD
142
Liberia flag
Liberia
100.496 USD
143
Solomon Islands flag
Solomon Islands
96.749 USD
144
Mauritania flag
Mauritania
91.541 USD
145
Kenya flag
Kenya
91.184 USD
146
Nigeria flag
Nigeria
89.63 USD
147
Kyrgyzstan flag
Kyrgyzstan
88.08 USD
148
Nepal flag
Nepal
87.342 USD
149
Cรดte d'Ivoire flag
Cรดte d'Ivoire
84.899 USD
150
Ghana flag
Ghana
82.321 USD
151
India flag
India
81.509 USD
152
Papua New Guinea flag
Papua New Guinea
81.114 USD
153
Afghanistan flag
Afghanistan
80.652 USD
154
Djibouti flag
Djibouti
79.132 USD
155
Tajikistan flag
Tajikistan
78.613 USD
156
Zambia flag
Zambia
75.401 USD
157
Cameroon flag
Cameroon
72.13 USD
158
Zimbabwe flag
Zimbabwe
68.907 USD
159
Guinea-Bissau flag
Guinea-Bissau
68.01 USD
160
Burkina Faso flag
Burkina Faso
64.383 USD
161
Senegal flag
Senegal
63.448 USD
162
Myanmar flag
Myanmar
57.969 USD
163
Rwanda flag
Rwanda
57.831 USD
164
Bangladesh flag
Bangladesh
56.621 USD
165
Togo flag
Togo
55.795 USD
166
Yemen flag
Yemen
54.29 USD
167
Guinea flag
Guinea
53.292 USD
168
Syrian Arab Republic flag
Syrian Arab Republic
53.265 USD
169
Congo flag
Congo
53.119 USD
170
Haiti flag
Haiti
52.284 USD
171
South Sudan flag
South Sudan
48.034 USD
172
Central African Republic flag
Central African Republic
47.915 USD
173
Mozambique flag
Mozambique
47.698 USD
174
Uganda flag
Uganda
44.473 USD
175
Laos flag
Laos
41.348 USD
176
Sierra Leone flag
Sierra Leone
41.319 USD
177
Chad flag
Chad
40.17 USD
178
Malawi flag
Malawi
40.035 USD
179
Pakistan flag
Pakistan
38.766 USD
180
Benin flag
Benin
37.763 USD
181
Tanzania flag
Tanzania
35.933 USD
182
Mali flag
Mali
31.095 USD
183
Gambia flag
Gambia
29.578 USD
184
Eritrea flag
Eritrea
27.09 USD
185
Ethiopia flag
Ethiopia
27.068 USD
186
Niger flag
Niger
26.507 USD
187
Sudan flag
Sudan
25.751 USD
188
Burundi flag
Burundi
25.522 USD
189
Congo, Democratic Republic of the flag
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
24.38 USD
190
Somalia flag
Somalia
16.317 USD
191
Madagascar flag
Madagascar
15.858 USD

โ†‘Top 10 Countries

  1. #1United States flagUnited States
  2. #2Switzerland flagSwitzerland
  3. #3Liechtenstein flagLiechtenstein
  4. #4Norway flagNorway
  5. #5Monaco flagMonaco
  6. #6Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
  7. #7Iceland flagIceland
  8. #8Australia flagAustralia
  9. #9Denmark flagDenmark
  10. #10Ireland flagIreland

Analysis: These countries represent the highest values in this dataset, showcasing significant scale and impact on global statistics.

โ†“Bottom 10 Countries

  1. #191Madagascar flagMadagascar
  2. #190Somalia flagSomalia
  3. #189Congo, Democratic Republic of the flagCongo, Democratic Republic of the
  4. #188Burundi flagBurundi
  5. #187Sudan flagSudan
  6. #186Niger flagNiger
  7. #185Ethiopia flagEthiopia
  8. #184Eritrea flagEritrea
  9. #183Gambia flagGambia
  10. #182Mali flagMali

Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.

Analysis & Context

In 2022, the United States led the world in Government Health Expenditure Per Capita with a staggering USD 12,586.20, while the global range spanned from a minimum of USD 15.86 to a maximum of USD 12,586.20. The global average expenditure stood at USD 1,367.14, providing a benchmark for understanding the disparities in health spending across 191 countries.

Economic Prosperity and Health Spending

The data reveals a significant correlation between a country's economic status and its health expenditure per capita. High-income countries such as the United States, Switzerland (USD 10,930.14), and Liechtenstein (USD 10,591.59) top the expenditure list, reflecting their robust economic capabilities and prioritization of health services. These nations often invest heavily in healthcare infrastructure, advanced medical technologies, and comprehensive health insurance systems, which contribute to higher per capita spending.

Conversely, countries with lower economic resources, like Madagascar (USD 15.86) and Somalia (USD 16.32), exhibit minimal spending, indicating limited government capacity to fund healthcare systems. These nations face challenges such as political instability and economic constraints, which often result in lower health investment.

Geographic and Policy Influences

Geographic factors also play a crucial role in determining health expenditure levels. Nordic countries such as Norway (USD 8,692.58) and Iceland (USD 6,851.63) maintain high expenditure levels partly due to their social welfare policies and emphasis on universal healthcare. These policies ensure comprehensive coverage and access to healthcare services for their citizens, driving up government spending.

In contrast, countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Burundi (USD 25.52) and Sudan (USD 25.75), often allocate minimal resources to health due to competing priorities such as infrastructure development and education. These regions may also face logistical challenges in healthcare delivery due to their vast and sometimes difficult-to-navigate terrains.

Significant Year-over-Year Changes

Analyzing year-over-year changes, several countries experienced notable shifts in health expenditure. Nauru saw the most significant increase with a rise of USD 627.61 (38.4%), reflecting possible policy changes or increased investment in health infrastructure. The United States also increased its expenditure by USD 506.12 (4.2%), continuing its trend of high investment in healthcare services.

Conversely, some European countries experienced substantial decreases. Denmark reduced its spending by USD 978.80 (-13.2%), and Sweden by USD 871.81 (-12.6%). These decreases may be attributed to cost-containment measures or shifts in healthcare policy focusing on efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Implications of Health Expenditure Disparities

The disparities in Government Health Expenditure Per Capita highlight the varying capacities and priorities of governments worldwide. High expenditure countries often witness better health outcomes, including higher life expectancy and lower mortality rates, due to their ability to provide comprehensive healthcare services and advanced medical care.

In contrast, countries with low health expenditure face challenges in delivering essential health services, which can lead to poorer health outcomes. This gap underscores the importance of international support and policy interventions aimed at strengthening healthcare systems in low-income regions.

Ultimately, these spending patterns emphasize the critical role of government investment in healthcare as a determinant of national health outcomes and the overall well-being of populations.

Frequently Asked Questions About Government Health Expenditure Per Capita in 2022

Which country had the highest government health expenditure per capita in 2022?

The United States had the highest government health expenditure per capita in 2022, with 12,586 USD.

What was the lowest government health expenditure per capita by country in 2022?

Madagascar had the lowest government health expenditure per capita in 2022, with 15.86 USD.

What was the average government health expenditure per capita across countries in 2022?

The average government health expenditure per capita across the 191 countries was 1,367 USD in 2022.

Which countries were in the top 3 for government health expenditure per capita in 2022?

The top 3 countries for government health expenditure per capita in 2022 were the United States (12,586 USD), Switzerland (10,930 USD), and Liechtenstein (10,592 USD).

What was the median government health expenditure per capita in 2022?

The median government health expenditure per capita in 2022 was 445 USD.

What is the range of government health expenditure per capita among countries in 2022?

In 2022, the range of government health expenditure per capita among countries was from 15.86 USD in Madagascar to 12,586 USD in the United States.

Insights by country

1

Cameroon

In 2022, Cameroon ranked #157 globally for Government Health Expenditure Per Capita, with a value of 72.12950897 USD. This expenditure is significantly lower than the global average, reflecting challenges in health funding compared to higher-ranked nations. Key drivers of this low spending include economic constraints, a reliance on external aid, and ongoing public health challenges that limit government investment in healthcare infrastructure.

2

Rwanda

In 2022, Rwanda ranked #163 globally with a Government Health Expenditure Per Capita of 57.83102036 USD. This figure is significantly lower than the global average, reflecting the country's ongoing challenges in healthcare funding compared to wealthier nations. The low expenditure is influenced by Rwanda's economic constraints and a focus on primary healthcare initiatives, which aim to improve health outcomes despite limited financial resources.

3

Jordan

In 2022, Jordan's Government Health Expenditure Per Capita was 334.387146 USD, ranking #107 out of 191 countries. This figure is significantly lower than the regional average for Middle Eastern countries, which often invest more in health care per person. Contributing factors to Jordan's expenditure include its economic constraints and the influx of refugees, which place additional pressure on its healthcare system and resources.

4

Saint Kitts and Nevis

In 2022, Saint Kitts and Nevis ranked #57 globally for Government Health Expenditure Per Capita at 1161.22058105 USD. This expenditure is notably higher than the average health spending in the Caribbean region, reflecting the country's commitment to healthcare. The high per capita spending is driven by a relatively small population and a focus on improving health services, alongside a stable economy that supports public health initiatives.

5

Seychelles

Seychelles ranks #70 globally in Government Health Expenditure Per Capita with a value of 707.34448242 USD in 2022. This expenditure is relatively high for the region, especially compared to its neighbor, Madagascar, which has significantly lower health spending. The country's investment in health care is driven by its small population, economic reliance on tourism, and a commitment to providing universal health coverage for its citizens.

6

India

In 2022, India ranked #151 with a Government Health Expenditure Per Capita of 81.50888824 USD. This amount is significantly lower than the global average, reflecting challenges in public health funding compared to more developed nations. Key drivers of this low expenditure include India's large population, which stretches resources thin, and ongoing economic constraints that limit government investment in healthcare infrastructure.

7

Mexico

In 2022, Mexico ranked #73 globally in Government Health Expenditure Per Capita, with a value of 650.97070313 USD. This figure is lower than the average health expenditure per capita in the Latin American region, highlighting disparities in health funding. Key drivers of this expenditure include Mexico's economic challenges and a growing population that places increasing demands on the healthcare system.

8

Micronesia (Fed. States of)

In 2022, Micronesia (Fed. States of) ranked #92 globally with a Government Health Expenditure Per Capita of 468.53509521 USD. This figure is lower than the global average, indicating potential challenges in healthcare funding compared to more developed nations. Contributing factors include its remote geographic location, limited economic resources, and reliance on external aid, which can affect overall health service delivery and investment in public health initiatives.

9

Nicaragua

Nicaragua's Government Health Expenditure Per Capita in 2022 is 208.56825256 USD, ranking #125 out of 191 countries. This expenditure is lower than many of its regional neighbors, reflecting broader economic challenges faced by the country.

Factors contributing to this low spending include Nicaragua's limited economic resources, a high poverty rate, and ongoing political instability, which hinder effective investment in healthcare infrastructure and services.

10

Nigeria

Nigeria's Government Health Expenditure Per Capita in 2022 is 89.62958527 USD, ranking it #146 out of 191 countries. This figure is notably lower than the global average, highlighting significant disparities in health funding. Contributing factors include Nigeria's large population, economic challenges, and ongoing issues with healthcare infrastructure and access, which limit government investment in health services.

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