Countries by Health Spending Per Capita
Complete ranking of 192 countries • USD • Data refreshed May 5, 2026
Leader
United States
Field size
192 countries
Lowest rank
Somalia
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About Health Spending Per Person (USD) Rankings
United States leads all 192 countries in Health Spending Per Person (USD) with a value of $12,434.43, while Somalia ranks last at $15.35. This represents a 810-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Health Spending Per Person (USD) Measures
Health Spending Per Person (USD) from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
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 $15.35 (Somalia) to $12,434.43 (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 ($1,328.08).
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 Health Spending Per Person (USD)
The 5 strongest Health Spending Per Person (USD) reads.
Lowest Health Spending Per Person (USD)
The 5 lowest Health Spending Per Person (USD) reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, 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.
