Norway's current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) was 9,523 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 58.38% from 6,013 in 2013 (4.71% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 9,523 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 7,019 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 6,013 | 2013 |
| Highest | 9,797 | 2022 |
| Lowest | 2,857 | 2000 |
| Average since 2014 | 7,545 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 2,857 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Norway's current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) fell 273.5 on 2022 (from 9,797 to 9,523).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +315.45 and a typical year strayed about 265.84 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,077 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 273.5 in 2023. 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 433.87 a year. A straight line explains 91% 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, Norway had the 6th highest value of the 168 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 9,523 | 2023 |
| World | 1,891 | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 4,463 | 2023 |
| High income | 7,298 | 2023 |
Closest to Norway in the 2023 ranking
- Switzerland — 2nd of 168: 10,602
- Monaco — 3rd of 168: 9,797
- Liechtenstein — 4th of 168: 9,795
- Australia — 6th of 168: 7,691
- Belgium — 7th of 168: 7,489
- Singapore — 8th of 168: 6,551
What this measures
Current 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
| Year | Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9,523 |
| 2022 | 9,797 |
| 2021 | 8,761 |
| 2020 | 7,684 |
| 2019 | 7,432 |
| 2018 | 7,019 |
| 2017 | 6,631 |
| 2016 | 6,267 |
| 2015 | 6,145 |
| 2014 | 6,192 |
| 2013 |
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies
- Albania — 1,465 (2023)
- Andorra — 5,519 (2023)
- Armenia — 2,033 (2023)
- Austria — 8,250 (2024)
- Azerbaijan — 992.84 (2023)
- Belarus — 2,194 (2023)
- Belgium — 7,489 (2023)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 1,989 (2023)
- Bulgaria
More health data for Norway
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 4.81% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 4.98% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 434,827 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 15.63% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 458,643 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 16.22% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 893,470 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 15.92% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.19% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Norway's current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?
- 9,523 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 233.34% from 2,857 in 2000 (5.37% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 9,797 in 2022 and the lowest 2,857 in 2000.
- How does Norway rank?
- 6th highest of 168 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for Norway?
- In 2023, Norway's current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) fell 273.5 on 2022 (from 9,797 to 9,523). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +315.45 and a typical year strayed about 265.84 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.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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