Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in France
France: Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita was 6,868 current international $ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in France, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
France recorded 6,868 current international $ for healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in France peaked at 6,868 current international $ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,516 current international $, in 2000.
That places France 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 3,162 current international $ | 2,516 current international $ | 3,936 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,752 current international $ | 4,054 current international $ | 5,719 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,537 current international $ | 6,013 current international $ | 6,868 current international $ | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 14 Belgium 7,489 current international $ compare
- 15 Denmark 7,262 current international $ compare
- 16 Iceland 6,927 current international $ compare
- 18 United Kingdom 6,606 current international $ compare
- 19 Singapore 6,551 current international $ compare
- 20 Finland 6,433 current international $ compare
More health data for France
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 379,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 409,295 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 388,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 403,404 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 382,975 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 395,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 367,845 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 373,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 391,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 397,455 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in France?
- Healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in France was 6,868 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 6,868 current international $ in 2024.
- What is the lowest healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,516 current international $ in 2000.
- How does France rank for healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.