Norway's domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) was 1,323 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 46.93% from 900.55 in 2013 (3.92% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1,323 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 1,003 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 900.55 | 2013 |
| Highest | 1,403 | 2022 |
| Lowest | 522.41 | 2001 |
| Average since 2014 | 1,081 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 523.31 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Norway's domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) fell 79.92 on 2022 (from 1,403 to 1,323).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +39.99 and a typical year strayed about 45.79 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 167.94 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 79.92 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 55.93 a year. A straight line explains 88% 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 23rd 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1,323 | 2023 |
| World | 738.75 | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 1,206 | 2023 |
| High income | 2,568 | 2023 |
Closest to Norway in the 2023 ranking
- Slovenia — 19th of 183: 1,326
- Lithuania — 20th of 183: 1,323
- Spain — 21st of 183: 1,323
- Italy — 23rd of 183: 1,310
- United Arab Emirates — 24th of 183: 1,238
- New Zealand — 25th of 183: 1,234
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
| Year | Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,323 |
| 2022 | 1,403 |
| 2021 | 1,235 |
| 2020 | 1,078 |
| 2019 | 1,062 |
| 2018 | 1,003 |
| 2017 | 986.63 |
| 2016 | 916.28 |
| 2015 | 890.11 |
| 2014 | 910.85 |
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 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 domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?
- 1,323 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 152.84% from 523.31 in 2000 (4.12% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,403 in 2022 and the lowest 522.41 in 2001.
- How does Norway rank?
- 23rd highest of 183 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for Norway?
- In 2023, Norway's domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) fell 79.92 on 2022 (from 1,403 to 1,323). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +39.99 and a typical year strayed about 45.79 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 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.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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