Countries by Healthcare Expenditure Per Capita 2025
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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United States leads in Healthcare Spending Per Capita (USD) with 13,500 in 2025.
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Average Healthcare Spending Per Capita (USD) in 2025: 8,263 · median: 7,500.
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Gap in 2025: United States is 2× larger than Denmark.
About This Dataset
Countries by Healthcare Expenditure Per Capita 2025
Countries ranked by total healthcare spending per person in 2025, measured in USD using purchasing power parity adjustments, according to OECD Health Statistics and WHO Global Health Expenditure Database. The United States spends dramatically more on healthcare per capita than any other nation — approximately $13,500 per person annually, which is nearly 50% more than Switzerland, the second-highest spender, and more than twice the average of comparable high-income OECD nations. This extraordinary expenditure does not translate into commensurate health outcomes: American life expectancy, infant mortality, and chronic disease prevalence compare unfavourably with countries spending half as much, a paradox attributed to the fragmented multi-payer insurance system, high administrative overhead, provider pricing power, and the downstream costs of inadequate preventive care access for uninsured and underinsured populations.
Analysis
United States (13,500), Switzerland (9,200) and Germany (8,000) take the top three in Healthcare Spending Per Capita (USD) in 2025. Values run from 13,500 at the top to 6,700 at the bottom, a spread of 6,800. Most of that gap is between first and second alone (4,300 of 6,800); the other 7 are separated by just 2,500. Below the top two the field is tightly packed: the remaining 6 run from 8,000 down to 6,700.
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2025 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Healthcare Spending Per Capita (USD)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2025.
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