Italy: Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Italy's domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 1.75 on 2022 (from 1,308 to 1,310).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +33.98 and a typical year strayed about 46.2 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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 152.15 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 50.17 in 2020. 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 55.23 a year. A straight line explains 94% 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.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 1,426 for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 116.57, against 240.93 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2023, Italy had the 24th highest value of the 183 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.

Closest to Italy in the 2023 ranking

• Lithuania — 20th of 183: 1,323
• Spain — 21st of 183: 1,323
• Norway — 22nd of 183: 1,323
• United Arab Emirates — 24th of 183: 1,238
• New Zealand — 25th of 183: 1,234
• Latvia — 26th of 183: 1,226

What this measures

Current private expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 24 values

Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Albania — 725.42 (2023)
• Andorra — 1,612 (2023)
• Armenia — 1,705 (2023)
• Austria — 1,853 (2023)
• Azerbaijan — 664.54 (2023)
• Belarus — 727.52 (2023)
• Belgium — 1,972 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 625.11 (2023)

More health data for Italy

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 3.21% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 3.55% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 3.34 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 11.08% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 3.53 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 12.26% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 6.87 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 11.66% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 3.67% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

What is Italy's domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?

1,310 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 133.63% from 560.76 in 2000 (3.76% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,310 in 2023 and the lowest 550.78 in 2001.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.PVTD.PP.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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