Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita was 7,262 current international $ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 7,262 current international $ for healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Denmark peaked at 7,429 current international $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,323 current international $, in 2000.
Denmark ranks 15th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,158 current international $ | 2,323 current international $ | 4,305 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,163 current international $ | 4,561 current international $ | 6,171 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,165 current international $ | 6,702 current international $ | 7,429 current international $ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 12 Australia 7,691 current international $ compare
- 13 Canada 7,646 current international $ compare
- 14 Belgium 7,489 current international $ compare
- 16 Iceland 6,927 current international $ compare
- 17 France 6,868 current international $ compare
- 18 United Kingdom 6,606 current international $ compare
More health data for Denmark
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 29,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 32,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 30,818 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 29,840 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 30,968 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 29,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 31,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 32,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 32,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 31,139 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Denmark?
- Healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Denmark was 7,262 current international $ in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7,429 current international $ in 2021.
- What is the lowest healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,323 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current healthcare expenditure per capita is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries but not for inflation. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.