Norway's out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) was 1,303 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 48.54% from 877.53 in 2013 (4.04% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1,303 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 980.47 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 877.53 | 2013 |
| Highest | 1,379 | 2022 |
| Lowest | 512.57 | 2000 |
| Average since 2014 | 1,059 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 512.57 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Norway's out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) fell 75.46 on 2022 (from 1,379 to 1,303).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +39.38 and a typical year strayed about 44.61 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 165.38 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 75.46 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 55.94 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 10th 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 | 1,303 | 2023 |
| World | 399.67 | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 815.85 | 2023 |
| High income | 1,050 | 2023 |
Closest to Norway in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Health expenditure through out-of-pocket payments per capita 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 | Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,303 |
| 2022 | 1,379 |
| 2021 | 1,214 |
| 2020 | 1,059 |
| 2019 | 1,034 |
| 2018 | 980.47 |
| 2017 | 962.26 |
| 2016 | 894.38 |
| 2015 | 869.06 |
| 2014 | 890.26 |
| 2013 |
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies
- Albania — 707 (2023)
- Andorra — 615.19 (2023)
- Armenia — 1,636 (2023)
- Austria — 1,358 (2024)
- Azerbaijan — 641.69 (2023)
- Belarus — 624.75 (2023)
- Belgium — 1,611 (2023)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 615.82 (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 out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?
- 1,303 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 154.3% from 512.57 in 2000 (4.14% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,379 in 2022 and the lowest 512.57 in 2000.
- How does Norway rank?
- 10th highest of 168 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for Norway?
- In 2023, Norway's out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) fell 75.46 on 2022 (from 1,379 to 1,303). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +39.38 and a typical year strayed about 44.61 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.OOPC.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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