Health spending per person in Spain

Current health spending in Spain was US$3,107 per person in 2023.

Measure: Health spending per person (US dollars) Unit: Current US dollars per person Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Spain, 2023 US$3,107 Current US dollars per person
Change from 2022 +5.4% 2022: US$2,949 per person
European Union, 2023 US$4,154 per person Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 US$3,038 per person Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2023 28th of 191 See the full ranking

Health spending per person in Spain 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.

Health spending per person (US dollars) (current US dollars per person), 2000 to 2024
Period SpainEuropean Union
2024 – US$5,005 per person
2023 US$3,107 per person US$4,154 per person
2022 US$2,949 per person US$3,923 per person
2021 US$3,189 per person US$4,245 per person
2020 US$2,942 per person US$3,749 per person
2019 US$2,757 per person US$3,499 per person
2018 US$2,784 per person US$3,553 per person
2017 US$2,565 per person US$3,295 per person
2016 US$2,378 per person US$3,117 per person
2015 US$2,384 per person US$3,056 per person
2014 US$2,717 per person US$3,550 per person
2013 US$2,664 per person US$3,464 per person
2012 US$2,621 per person US$3,302 per person
2011 US$2,938 per person US$3,523 per person
2010 US$2,817 per person US$3,268 per person
2009 US$2,962 per person US$3,340 per person
2008 US$3,020 per person US$3,414 per person
2007 US$2,626 per person US$3,004 per person
2006 US$2,257 per person US$2,633 per person
2005 US$2,074 per person US$2,484 per person
2004 US$1,932 per person US$2,372 per person
2003 US$1,648 per person US$2,070 per person
2002 US$1,175 per person US$1,650 per person
2001 US$1,045 per person US$1,474 per person
2000 US$1,005 per person US$1,432 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +5.4% from US$2,949 per person in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was US$2,664 per person, the figure has changed by +16.6%.
  • Among the 191 countries with data for 2023, Spain has the 28th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was US$4,154 per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Spain
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database