Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita was 6,927 current international $ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Iceland, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 6,927 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 4.7% on the previous year and up 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Iceland peaked at 6,927 current international $ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,650 current international $, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 16th 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 | 3,252 current international $ | 2,650 current international $ | 3,672 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,066 current international $ | 3,324 current international $ | 5,227 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,322 current international $ | 5,382 current international $ | 6,927 current international $ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 13 Canada 7,646 current international $ compare
- 14 Belgium 7,489 current international $ compare
- 15 Denmark 7,262 current international $ compare
- 17 France 6,868 current international $ compare
- 18 United Kingdom 6,606 current international $ compare
- 19 Singapore 6,551 current international $ compare
More health data for Iceland
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 2,668 (2025)
- Population, female 48.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,599 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,561 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 68,741 (2025)
- Population, male 201,062 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 26.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Iceland?
- Healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Iceland was 6,927 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,927 current international $ in 2024.
- What is the lowest healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,650 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.