Liechtenstein's current health expenditure per capita (current US$) was US$11,495 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 15.45% from US$9,956 in 2013 (1.45% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$11,495 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$9,736 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$9,956 | 2013 |
| Highest | US$11,495 | 2023 |
| Lowest | US$9,640 | 2015 |
| Average since 2014 | US$10,158 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$9,956 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Liechtenstein's current health expenditure per capita (current US$) rose US$903.37 on 2022 (from US$10,592 to US$11,495).
Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2022), the average change was +US$70.59 and a typical year strayed about US$390.34 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$907.83 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was US$457.1 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$158.23 a year. A straight line explains 57% 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.
How it compares
In 2023, Liechtenstein had the 4th highest value of the 167 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Liechtenstein | US$11,495 | 2023 |
| World | US$1,317 | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia | US$2,969 | 2023 |
| High income | US$6,100 | 2023 |
Closest to Liechtenstein in the 2023 ranking
- United States — 1st of 167: US$13,473
- Switzerland — 2nd of 167: US$11,784
- Norway — 4th of 167: US$8,296
- Monaco — 5th of 167: US$8,004
- Australia — 6th of 167: US$6,980
What this measures
Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 11 values
| Year | Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11,495 |
| 2022 | 10,592 |
| 2021 | 10,912 |
| 2020 | 10,005 |
| 2019 | 9,687 |
| 2018 | 9,736 |
| 2017 | 9,715 |
| 2016 | 9,704 |
| 2015 | 9,640 |
| 2014 | 10,097 |
| 2013 |
Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$590.63 (2023)
- Andorra — US$3,605 (2023)
- Armenia — US$766.96 (2023)
- Austria — US$6,739 (2024)
- Azerbaijan — US$299.81 (2023)
- Belarus — US$558.23 (2023)
- Belgium — US$5,931 (2023)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$772.89 (2023)
- Bulgaria — US$1,258 (2023)
- Croatia
More health data for Liechtenstein
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 4.38% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.01% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 2,763 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 13.39% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 3,074 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 15.07% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 5,836 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 14.23% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 4.62% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Liechtenstein's current health expenditure per capita (current US$)?
- US$11,495 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2013?
- It is up 15.45% from US$9,956 in 2013 (1.45% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$11,495 in 2023 and the lowest US$9,640 in 2015.
- How does Liechtenstein rank?
- 4th highest of 167 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in current health expenditure per capita (current US$) unusual for Liechtenstein?
- In 2023, Liechtenstein's current health expenditure per capita (current US$) rose US$903.37 on 2022 (from US$10,592 to US$11,495). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2022), the average change was +US$70.59 and a typical year strayed about US$390.34 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.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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