Health spending per person in Australia
Current health spending in Australia was US$6,980 per person in 2023.
Australia, 2023
US$6,980
Change from 2022
+3.8%
World, 2023
US$1,317 per person
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
US$3,783 per person
Position in 2023
8th of 191
Health spending per person in Australia over time
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Current US dollars per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US$6,980 per person | US$1,317 per person |
| 2022 | US$6,724 per person | US$1,266 per person |
| 2021 | US$7,092 per person | US$1,258 per person |
| 2020 | US$5,968 per person | US$1,160 per person |
| 2019 | US$5,543 per person | US$1,085 per person |
| 2018 | US$5,844 per person | US$1,067 per person |
| 2017 | US$5,771 per person | US$1,028 per person |
| 2016 | US$5,418 per person | US$992 per person |
| 2015 | US$5,272 per person | US$975 per person |
| 2014 | US$6,098 per person | US$1,016 per person |
| 2013 | US$5,812 per person | US$993 per person |
| 2012 | US$6,039 per person | US$982 per person |
| 2011 | US$5,877 per person | US$974 per person |
| 2010 | US$4,948 per person | US$900 per person |
| 2009 | US$3,989 per person | US$863 per person |
| 2008 | US$4,083 per person | US$854 per person |
| 2007 | US$3,793 per person | US$789 per person |
| 2006 | US$3,175 per person | US$720 per person |
| 2005 | US$2,996 per person | US$680 per person |
| 2004 | US$2,744 per person | US$640 per person |
| 2003 | US$2,227 per person | US$583 per person |
| 2002 | US$1,753 per person | US$519 per person |
| 2001 | US$1,550 per person | US$488 per person |
| 2000 | US$1,627 per person | US$476 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.8% from US$6,724 per person in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was US$5,812 per person, the figure has changed by +20.1%.
- Among the 191 countries with data for 2023, Australia has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was US$1,317 per person.
More for Australia
All statistics for Australia
Health spending share of GDP
10.4%
2023 · World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
15.8%
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
83.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
21.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
69.5 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
89
2023 · WHO