Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita was 7,770 current international $ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2024, healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Sweden stood at 7,770 current international $. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Sweden peaked at 7,770 current international $ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,173 current international $, in 2000.
That places Sweden 11th 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 | 2,859 current international $ | 2,173 current international $ | 3,533 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,217 current international $ | 3,506 current international $ | 6,267 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,233 current international $ | 6,584 current international $ | 7,770 current international $ | 5 |
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More health data for Sweden
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 66,078 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 65,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 61,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 66,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 62,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 65,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 65,083 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 61,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 61,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 62,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Sweden?
- Healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Sweden was 7,770 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7,770 current international $ in 2024.
- What is the lowest healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,173 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita?
- Sweden ranks 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.