Health · Australia
Yearly data from 2000 to 2023, from the World Bank.
Australia's domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) was US$5,142 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 30.63% from US$3,936 in 2013 (2.71% a year on average, compounded).
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$5,142 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$4,165 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$3,936 | 2013 |
| Highest | US$5,353 | 2021 |
| Lowest | US$1,102 | 2001 |
| Average since 2014 | US$4,414 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$1,169 | 2000 |
Over five years it is up 23.45% from US$4,165 in 2018 (4.3% a year on average, compounded). Since 2000 it is up 340% from US$1,169 in 2000 (6.65% a year on average, compounded).
In 2023, Australia's domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) rose US$146.66 on 2022 (from US$4,995 to US$5,142).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +US$173.93 and a typical year strayed about US$357.92 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$974.71 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was US$518.82 in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$148.77 a year. A straight line explains 66% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
In 2023, Australia had the 8th highest value of the 182 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | US$5,142 | 2023 |
| World | US$803.75 | 2023 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$571.67 | 2023 |
| High income | US$3,847 | 2023 |
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
| Year | Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5,142 |
| 2022 | 4,995 |
| 2021 | 5,353 |
| 2020 | 4,379 |
| 2019 | 4,075 |
| 2018 | 4,165 |
| 2017 | 4,128 |
| 2016 | 3,869 |
| 2015 | 3,757 |
| 2014 | 4,276 |
| 2013 | 3,936 |
| 2012 | 4,302 |
| 2011 | 4,305 |
| 2010 | 3,580 |
| 2009 | 2,913 |
| 2008 | 2,954 |
| 2007 | 2,765 |
| 2006 | 2,275 |
| 2005 | 2,152 |
| 2004 | 1,967 |
| 2003 | 1,589 |
| 2002 | 1,261 |
| 2001 | 1,102 |
| 2000 | 1,169 |
Every indicator for Australia is on the Australia data page.
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.GHED.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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