Countries by Health Spending Per Capita
Complete ranking of 192 countries • USD • Updated 2026
About Health Spending Per Person (USD) Rankings
United States leads all 192 countries in Health Spending Per Person (USD) with a value of 12.4K, while Somalia ranks last at 15.346. This represents a 810-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Health Spending Per Person (USD) Measures
Health Spending Per Person (USD) is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by the World Bank. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison, enabling researchers and policymakers to benchmark national performance on this dimension against global peers.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Health Spending Per Person (USD) across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 15.346 (Somalia) to 12.4K (United States) — a 810-fold difference across 192 countries.
Regional Patterns
European countries dominate this ranking, holding 15 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
The distribution is highly right-skewed — a few countries have exceptionally high values that pull the average well above the median. The median (420.98) is far more representative than the mean (1.3K).
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: United States and Switzerland are separated by only 13%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data. The bottom five countries are all from Africa, pointing to regional challenges that affect health spending per person (usd) across the continent.
Continental Leaders
Highest Ranked
The top five countries for Health Spending Per Person (USD) are United States (12.4K), Switzerland (11.0K), Norway (8.7K), Monaco (7.7K), and Luxembourg (7.5K). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.
Lowest Ranked
At the other end of the spectrum, Somalia (15.346), Madagascar (16.322), Congo, Democratic Republic (24.386), Burundi (24.687), and Niger (26.507) have the lowest values globally.
Data Source & Methodology
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank, covering 192 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12.4K | North America | 100% | |
| 2nd | 11.0K | Europe | 99% | |
| 3rd | 8.7K | Europe | 99% | |
| 4th | 7.7K | Europe | 98% | |
| 5th | 7.5K | Europe | 98% | |
| 6th | 7.2K | Europe | 97% | |
| 7th | 6.7K | Oceania | 97% | |
| 8th | 6.4K | Europe | 96% | |
| 9th | 6.4K | Europe | 96% | |
| 10th | 6.2K | Europe | 95% | |
| 11th | 6.2K | Europe | 95% | |
| 12th | 6.2K | Europe | 94% | |
| 13th | 6.1K | North America | 94% | |
| 14th | 5.8K | Europe | 93% | |
| 15th | 5.4K | Europe | 93% | |
| 16th | 5.4K | Europe | 92% | |
| 17th | 4.9K | Europe | 92% | |
| 18th | 4.9K | Europe | 91% | |
| 19th | 4.8K | Oceania | 91% | |
| 20th | 4.3K | Asia | 90% | |
| 21st | 4.2K | Asia | 90% | |
| 22nd | 3.9K | Asia | 89% | |
| 23rd | 3.9K | Europe | 89% | |
| 24th | 3.7K | Europe | 88% | |
| 25th | 3.4K | Europe | 88% | |
| 26th | 3.3K | Asia | 87% | |
| 27th | 3.2K | Europe | 86% | |
| 28th | 3.0K | Europe | 86% | |
| 29th | 2.9K | Europe | 85% | |
| 30th | 2.9K | Europe | 85% | |
| 31st | 2.7K | Europe | 84% | |
| 32nd | 2.6K | Europe | 84% | |
| 33rd | 2.3K | North America | 83% | |
| 34th | 2.3K | Asia | 83% | |
| 35th | 2.3K | Oceania | 82% | |
| 36th | 2.0K | Europe | 82% | |
| 37th | 2.0K | Europe | 81% | |
| 38th | 2.0K | Oceania | 81% | |
| 39th | 1.9K | South America | 80% | |
| 40th | 1.8K | Asia | 80% | |
| 41st | 1.8K | Europe | 79% | |
| 42nd | 1.7K | South America | 79% | |
| 43rd | 1.7K | Asia | 78% | |
| 44th | 1.6K | Europe | 78% | |
| 45th | 1.6K | Europe | 77% | |
| 46th | 1.6K | Asia | 77% | |
| 47th | 1.5K | Europe | 76% | |
| 48th | 1.5K | North America | 76% | |
| 49th | 1.4K | Europe | 75% | |
| 50th | 1.4K | South America | 74% | |
| 51st | 1.3K | Europe | 74% | |
| 52nd | 1.3K | North America | 73% | |
| 53rd | 1.3K | North America | 73% | |
| 54th | 1.2K | North America | 72% | |
| 55th | 1.2K | North America | 72% | |
| 56th | 1.2K | Asia | 71% | |
| 57th | 1.1K | Asia | 71% | |
| 58th | 1.1K | Europe | 70% | |
| 59th | 1.1K | North America | 70% | |
| 60th | 1.1K | Oceania | 69% | |
| 61st | 1.1K | Europe | 69% | |
| 62nd | 1.0K | Europe | 68% | |
| 63rd | 978.842 | North America | 68% | |
| 64th | 903.118 | Europe | 67% | |
| 65th | 902.268 | Europe | 67% | |
| 66th | 848.571 | South America | 66% | |
| 67th | 758.449 | Oceania | 66% | |
| 68th | 706.922 | Asia | 65% | |
| 69th | 694.751 | Africa | 65% | |
| 70th | 674.786 | Europe | 64% | |
| 71st | 672.452 | Asia | 64% | |
| 72nd | 667.297 | Europe | 63% | |
| 73rd | 665.868 | Asia | 63% | |
| 74th | 650.971 | North America | 62% | |
| 75th | 644.803 | North America | 61% | |
| 76th | 590.936 | Africa | 61% | |
| 77th | 579.155 | Asia | 60% | |
| 78th | 574.418 | North America | 60% | |
| 79th | 569.841 | Africa | 59% | |
| 80th | 561.693 | Europe | 59% | |
| 81st | 534.437 | North America | 58% | |
| 82nd | 531.628 | North America | 58% | |
| 83rd | 529.019 | Europe | 57% | |
| 84th | 521.237 | North America | 57% | |
| 85th | 501.244 | North America | 56% | |
| 86th | 492.836 | South America | 56% | |
| 87th | 480.194 | South America | 55% | |
| 88th | 477.833 | Africa | 55% | |
| 89th | 477.71 | Europe | 54% | |
| 90th | 468.347 | North America | 54% | |
| 91st | 462.263 | North America | 53% | |
| 92nd | 458.22 | Asia | 53% | |
| 93rd | 448.242 | Asia | 52% | |
| 94th | 445.858 | South America | 52% | |
| 95th | 434.869 | North America | 51% | |
| 96th | 420.98 | Asia | 51% | |
| 97th | 414.35 | Europe | 50% | |
| 98th | 405.594 | Africa | 49% | |
| 99th | 398.149 | Europe | 49% | |
| 100th | 396.761 | Oceania | 48% | |
| 101st | 396.08 | North America | 48% | |
| 102nd | 392.383 | Asia | 47% | |
| 103rd | 385.88 | Europe | 47% | |
| 104th | 378.305 | Oceania | 46% | |
| 105th | 369.977 | Asia | 46% | |
| 106th | 369.905 | Europe | 45% | |
| 107th | 350.638 | Asia | 45% | |
| 108th | 343.853 | North America | 44% | |
| 109th | 307.138 | South America | 44% | |
| 110th | 304.202 | Europe | 43% | |
| 111st | 297.416 | North America | 43% | |
| 112nd | 295.139 | Asia | 42% | |
| 113rd | 285.97 | Africa | 42% | |
| 114th | 283.884 | Africa | 41% | |
| 115th | 278.382 | Africa | 41% | |
| 116th | 265.855 | Africa | 40% | |
| 117th | 254.624 | Asia | 40% | |
| 118th | 251.044 | North America | 39% | |
| 119th | 247.096 | Africa | 39% | |
| 120th | 237.826 | Asia | 38% | |
| 121st | 236.227 | Oceania | 38% | |
| 122nd | 217.683 | Oceania | 37% | |
| 123rd | 212.887 | Oceania | 36% | |
| 124th | 208.57 | North America | 36% | |
| 125th | 208.475 | North America | 35% | |
| 126th | 199.214 | Africa | 35% | |
| 127th | 194.056 | Asia | 34% | |
| 128th | 190.094 | Africa | 34% | |
| 129th | 188.898 | Asia | 33% | |
| 130th | 180.334 | Africa | 33% | |
| 131st | 179.697 | Africa | 32% | |
| 132nd | 174.912 | Asia | 32% | |
| 133rd | 170.979 | Africa | 31% | |
| 134th | 169.432 | Asia | 31% | |
| 135th | 154.489 | Asia | 30% | |
| 136th | 145.558 | Asia | 30% | |
| 137th | 135.43 | Oceania | 29% | |
| 138th | 133.702 | Africa | 29% | |
| 139th | 127.444 | Asia | 28% | |
| 140th | 122.936 | Africa | 28% | |
| 141st | 109.53 | Asia | 27% | |
| 142nd | 101.256 | Africa | 27% | |
| 143rd | 99.651 | Africa | 26% | |
| 144th | 96.739 | Oceania | 26% | |
| 145th | 90.922 | Africa | 25% | |
| 146th | 90.44 | Africa | 24% | |
| 147th | 90.415 | Africa | 24% | |
| 148th | 88.266 | Asia | 23% | |
| 149th | 86.152 | Africa | 23% | |
| 150th | 85.879 | Asia | 22% | |
| 151st | 82.321 | Africa | 22% | |
| 152nd | 81.81 | Africa | 21% | |
| 153rd | 81.114 | Oceania | 21% | |
| 154th | 80.652 | Asia | 20% | |
| 155th | 79.515 | Asia | 20% | |
| 156th | 78.613 | Asia | 19% | |
| 157th | 76.838 | Africa | 19% | |
| 158th | 76.06 | Africa | 18% | |
| 159th | 71.977 | Africa | 18% | |
| 160th | 70.663 | Africa | 17% | |
| 161st | 66.055 | Africa | 17% | |
| 162nd | 63.734 | Africa | 16% | |
| 163rd | 61.092 | Asia | 16% | |
| 164th | 57.969 | Asia | 15% | |
| 165th | 56.757 | Africa | 15% | |
| 166th | 55.038 | Africa | 14% | |
| 167th | 54.011 | Africa | 14% | |
| 168th | 52.3 | North America | 13% | |
| 169th | 50.606 | Africa | 13% | |
| 170th | 49.473 | Africa | 12% | |
| 171st | 49.413 | Africa | 11% | |
| 172nd | 47.915 | Africa | 11% | |
| 173rd | 44.145 | Africa | 10% | |
| 174th | 41.348 | Asia | 10% | |
| 175th | 40.17 | Africa | 9% | |
| 176th | 39.66 | Africa | 9% | |
| 177th | 39.317 | Africa | 8% | |
| 178th | 38.766 | Asia | 8% | |
| 179th | 38.116 | Asia | 7% | |
| 180th | 35.648 | Africa | 7% | |
| 181st | 34.365 | Asia | 6% | |
| 182nd | 33.882 | Africa | 6% | |
| 183rd | 31.577 | Africa | 5% | |
| 184th | 29.743 | Africa | 5% | |
| 185th | 28.9 | Africa | 4% | |
| 186th | 27.084 | Africa | 4% | |
| 187th | 27.069 | Africa | 3% | |
| 188th | 26.507 | Africa | 3% | |
| 189th | 24.687 | Africa | 2% | |
| 190th | 24.386 | Africa | 2% | |
| 191st | 16.322 | Africa | 1% | |
| 192nd | 15.346 | Africa | 1% |