Spain: Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Spain's out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) fell 4.53 on 2022 (from 1,034 to 1,029).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +30.72 and a typical year strayed about 37.21 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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 132.9 in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 51.58 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 34.47 a year. A straight line explains 89% 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 1,151 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 15.76, against 92.55 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, Spain had the 14th 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.

Closest to Spain in the 2023 ranking

• Greece — 11th of 168: 1,185
• Latvia — 12th of 168: 1,064
• Bulgaria — 13th of 168: 1,054
• Trinidad and Tobago — 15th of 168: 1,016
• Georgia — 16th of 168: 986.59
• Turkmenistan — 17th of 168: 978.15

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

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 Spain

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 3.41% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 3.74% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 3.03 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 12.04% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 3.2 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 13.22% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 6.23 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 12.62% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 4% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

What is Spain's out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?

1,029 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 187.58% from 357.88 in 2000 (4.7% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,034 in 2022 and the lowest 357.88 in 2000.

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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