Countries That Spend the Most on Health per Person 2022

About This Dataset

Countries That Spend the Most on Health per Person 2022
Countries ranked by health spending (USD per person) in 2022, using World Bank figures for the 191 countries that reported that year. United States leads on 12,586, ahead of Switzerland (10,930) and Liechtenstein (10,592). Total health spending per person in US dollars at market exchange rates, counting government, insurance and out-of-pocket spending. Because it is not adjusted for price levels, a dollar buys far more care in some countries than others.
Analysis

United States (12,586), Switzerland (10,930) and Liechtenstein (10,592) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 12,586 down to 4,858, a spread of 7,728. United States is 1.15 times Switzerland, the country in second place. 10 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 6,293 or more. United States stood at 12,080 in 2021, so its figure rose by 506 over the year. United States also came first in 2021. Of the 20 in this table that also reported in 2021, 3 recorded a higher figure than the year before and 17 a lower one. The largest single move was Denmark, from 7,430 to 6,451. The chart shows the twenty highest of 191 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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United States leads in Health Spending (USD per Person) with 12,586 in 2022.
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Average Health Spending (USD per Person) in 2022: 6,990  ·  median: 6,330.
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Gap in 2022: United States is 2.6× larger than France.

Countries That Spend the Most on Health per Person 2022

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
20
20 categories  ·  1 year
Top Value
12,586
United States
Health Spending (USD per Person) · 2022
Metrics
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Health Spending (USD per Person)
Period
2022
Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source
World Bank
Coverage
20 entities · 2022 · 20 observations
Measure
Health Spending (USD per Person)
Last updated
7 September 2026
Compiled by
The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
  • Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
  • Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2022.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Health Spending (USD per Person) · ranked by 2022

✓ 20 sourced
# Category 2022 Source
🥇 United States 12,586
🥈 Switzerland 10,930
🥉 Liechtenstein 10,592
4 Norway 8,693
5 Monaco 7,674
6 Luxembourg 7,023
7 Iceland 6,852
8 Australia 6,724
9 Denmark 6,451
10 Ireland 6,408
11 Canada 6,252
12 Germany 6,226
13 Sweden 6,022
14 Netherlands 5,968
15 Austria 5,898
16 Belgium 5,488
17 New Zealand 5,138
18 United Kingdom 5,112
19 Finland 4,902
20 France 4,858

Data Sources & References

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