Ireland - Health Expenditure per Capita 2018
$5,495
+$471 from 2017
Ireland's health expenditure per capita was $5,495 in 2018, increased +$471 from $5,024 in 2017. This was the 11th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2018▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | United States | $10,180 | 3.6% |
| 2nd | Liechtenstein | $9,736 | 0.2% |
| 3rd | Switzerland | $9,541 | 2.0% |
| 4th | Norway | $8,272 | 5.8% |
| 5th | Monaco | $7,622 | 7.3% |
| 6th | Iceland | $6,280 | 4.8% |
| 7th | Luxembourg | $6,227 | 9.0% |
| 8th | Denmark | $6,219 | 6.9% |
| 9th | Sweden | $6,042 | 2.9% |
| 10th | Australia | $5,844 | 1.3% |
| 11th | Ireland | $5,495 | 9.4% |
| 12th | Germany | $5,474 | 8.6% |
| 13th | Austria | $5,395 | 7.9% |
| 14th | Netherlands | $5,331 | 8.0% |
| 15th | Belgium | $5,234 | 8.4% |
| 16th | Canada | $5,053 | 3.2% |
| 17th | France | $4,693 | 5.8% |
| 18th | Finland | $4,521 | 6.7% |
| 19th | Japan | $4,266 | 3.2% |
| 20th | United Kingdom | $4,234 | 7.5% |
| 21st | San Marino | $3,969 | 8.1% |
| 22nd | New Zealand | $3,707 | 0.1% |
| 23rd | European Union | $3,553 | 7.8% |
| 24th | Israel | $3,199 | 4.1% |
| 25th | Andorra | $3,159 | 9.8% |
| 26th | Italy | $3,031 | 6.3% |
| 27th | Spain | $2,784 | 8.6% |
| 28th | Malta | $2,760 | 7.7% |
| 29th | Singapore | $2,726 | 2.0% |
| 30th | Korea | $2,523 | 11.7% |
| 31st | Portugal | $2,207 | 10.8% |
| 32nd | Slovenia | $2,170 | 12.7% |
| 33rd | Cyprus | $1,988 | 14.1% |
| 34th | Qatar | $1,967 | 2.9% |
| 35th | Bahamas, The | $1,876 | -9.4% |
| 36th | United Arab Emirates | $1,873 | 10.5% |
| 37th | Palau | $1,809 | 1.9% |
| 38th | Czechia | $1,751 | 15.4% |
| 39th | Uruguay | $1,713 | 2.4% |
| 40th | Kuwait | $1,659 | 22.7% |
| 41st | Greece | $1,603 | 6.2% |
| 42nd | Estonia | $1,553 | 15.1% |
| 43rd | Saudi Arabia | $1,489 | 6.3% |
| 44th | Chile | $1,431 | 5.7% |
| 45th | Slovak Republic | $1,300 | 9.3% |
| 46th | Lithuania | $1,241 | 15.6% |
| 47th | Panama | $1,227 | 8.9% |
| 48th | Nauru | $1,220 | 8.2% |
| 49th | Argentina | $1,196 | -19.8% |
| 50th | Barbados | $1,169 | -1.1% |
| 51st | St. Kitts and Nevis | $1,121 | -5.5% |
| 52nd | Latvia | $1,101 | 18.1% |
| 53rd | Hungary | $1,088 | 9.8% |
| 54th | Trinidad and Tobago | $1,080 | -0.3% |
| 55th | Croatia | $1,045 | 13.7% |
| 56th | Bahrain | $1,042 | -3.5% |
| 57th | Cuba | $982 | -0.6% |
| 58th | Poland | $979 | 7.6% |
| 59th | Costa Rica | $917 | 5.7% |
| 60th | Brazil | $880 | -7.8% |
| 61st | Antigua and Barbuda | $856 | 8.2% |
| 62nd | Maldives | $833 | -13.3% |
| 63rd | Tuvalu | $819 | -19.5% |
| 64th | Brunei Darussalam | $749 | 17.7% |
| 65th | Montenegro | $746 | 19.6% |
| 66th | Lebanon | $740 | 10.2% |
| 67th | Bulgaria | $720 | 11.2% |
| 68th | Marshall Islands | $703 | 27.1% |
| 69th | Romania | $687 | 23.8% |
| 70th | Seychelles | $685 | 2.7% |
| 71st | Mauritius | $641 | 7.7% |
| 72nd | Oman | $640 | -9.2% |
| 73rd | Serbia | $617 | 19.6% |
| 74th | Russian Federation | $606 | 5.0% |
| 75th | South Africa | $559 | 5.9% |
| 76th | Libya | $545 | 16.9% |
| 77th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $530 | 12.4% |
| 78th | Mexico | $528 | 3.1% |
| 79th | Colombia | $526 | 5.7% |
| 80th | China | $504 | 14.6% |
| 81st | Dominica | $503 | 21.0% |
| 82nd | St. Lucia | $497 | -1.5% |
| 83rd | Ecuador | $494 | 5.3% |
| 84th | Grenada | $462 | 1.8% |
| 85th | Namibia | $458 | 2.2% |
| 86th | Botswana | $447 | -5.0% |
| 87th | Suriname | $440 | 36.7% |
| 88th | Armenia | $428 | 4.5% |
| 89th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $428 | 4.6% |
| 90th | North Macedonia | $427 | 13.7% |
| 91st | Paraguay | $422 | 3.8% |
| 92nd | Turkmenistan | $411 | 0.1% |
| 93rd | Malaysia | $410 | 11.9% |
| 94th | Jamaica | $381 | 3.8% |
| 95th | Türkiye | $380 | -12.0% |
| 96th | Georgia | $366 | -3.2% |
| 97th | Peru | $363 | 9.1% |
| 98th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $359 | 6.1% |
| 99th | Belarus | $350 | 5.4% |
| 100th | Albania | $349 | 18.2% |
| 101st | El Salvador | $348 | 2.8% |
| 102nd | Dominican Republic | $332 | 0.9% |
| 103rd | West Bank and Gaza | $324 | 4.5% |
| 104th | Guyana | $297 | 11.2% |
| 105th | Eswatini | $292 | 10.1% |
| 106th | Jordan | $289 | 0.1% |
| 107th | Belize | $287 | 2.2% |
| 108th | Tonga | $278 | 13.1% |
| 109th | Moldova | $276 | 13.3% |
| 110th | Thailand | $275 | 11.2% |
| 111th | Algeria | $272 | 0.2% |
| 112th | Kazakhstan | $267 | -2.2% |
| 113th | Guatemala | $266 | 0.2% |
| 114th | Fiji | $250 | 34.6% |
| 115th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $244 | -46.6% |
| 116th | Equatorial Guinea | $240 | 7.6% |
| 117th | Iraq | $233 | 18.1% |
| 118th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $231 | 7.7% |
| 119th | Ukraine | $218 | 18.5% |
| 120th | Tunisia | $215 | -3.8% |
| 121st | Gabon | $209 | 8.7% |
| 122nd | Kiribati | $209 | 16.2% |
| 123rd | Cabo Verde | $206 | 17.8% |
| 124th | Samoa | $200 | -9.2% |
| 125th | Mongolia | $189 | 17.5% |
| 126th | Azerbaijan | $180 | 7.8% |
| 127th | Honduras | $178 | 5.4% |
| 128th | Morocco | $176 | 5.3% |
| 129th | Nicaragua | $173 | -4.8% |
| 130th | Viet Nam | $162 | 9.8% |
| 131st | Sri Lanka | $155 | 8.7% |
| 132nd | Yemen, Republic of | $144 | 64.6% |
| 133rd | Lesotho | $131 | 13.4% |
| 134th | Philippines | $125 | 4.1% |
| 135th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $118 | 11.3% |
| 136th | Zimbabwe | $115 | 24.9% |
| 137th | Indonesia | $111 | 0.4% |
| 138th | Vanuatu | $110 | 21.2% |
| 139th | São Tomé and Principe | $109 | -7.0% |
| 140th | Bhutan | $102 | -1.6% |
| 141st | Cambodia | $92 | 17.5% |
| 142nd | Solomon Islands | $88 | -1.4% |
| 143rd | Angola | $84 | -25.6% |
| 144th | Uzbekistan | $83 | -11.7% |
| 145th | Timor-Leste | $78 | -9.4% |
| 146th | Kenya | $75 | 13.3% |
| 147th | Comoros | $75 | -0.2% |
| 148th | Afghanistan | $71 | 6.6% |
| 149th | Zambia | $70 | -1.6% |
| 150th | Liberia | $69 | 1.5% |
| 151st | Djibouti | $69 | 5.9% |
| 152nd | Côte d'Ivoire | $66 | 3.3% |
| 153rd | Kyrgyz Republic | $65 | -14.7% |
| 154th | Senegal | $64 | 14.0% |
| 155th | Nigeria | $64 | -9.6% |
| 156th | Haiti | $62 | 15.8% |
| 157th | Myanmar | $61 | 2.2% |
| 158th | Papua New Guinea | $59 | 6.9% |
| 159th | Guinea-Bissau | $59 | 7.4% |
| 160th | Tajikistan | $59 | 2.9% |
| 161st | Cameroon | $58 | 2.8% |
| 162nd | India | $57 | 1.4% |
| 163rd | Lao PDR | $57 | -6.9% |
| 164th | Ghana | $53 | -1.3% |
| 165th | Togo | $52 | 1.7% |
| 166th | Central African Republic | $51 | 78.2% |
| 167th | Nepal | $51 | 3.1% |
| 168th | Mauritania | $50 | -10.0% |
| 169th | Congo, Republic of | $47 | -9.5% |
| 170th | Syrian Arab Republic | $46 | 30.0% |
| 171st | Sierra Leone | $45 | -5.4% |
| 172nd | Bangladesh | $45 | 6.2% |
| 173rd | Rwanda | $42 | 3.3% |
| 174th | Mozambique | $41 | 12.3% |
| 175th | Tanzania | $41 | 5.7% |
| 176th | Pakistan | $40 | -4.7% |
| 177th | Benin | $40 | 2.0% |
| 178th | Burkina Faso | $38 | -11.3% |
| 179th | Malawi | $37 | -2.4% |
| 180th | Guinea | $35 | 6.9% |
| 181st | Sudan | $34 | -50.0% |
| 182nd | Uganda | $33 | 4.8% |
| 183rd | Chad | $31 | 4.0% |
| 184th | Mali | $31 | 9.4% |
| 185th | South Sudan | $31 | 10.9% |
| 186th | Niger | $31 | 5.2% |
| 187th | Eritrea | $27 | 6.3% |
| 188th | Gambia, The | $22 | 2.9% |
| 189th | Madagascar | $21 | -10.6% |
| 190th | Burundi | $19 | -2.5% |
| 191st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $17 | -4.7% |
| 192nd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $13 | -5.4% |
FAQ
What was Ireland's health expenditure per capita in 2018?▾
Ireland's health expenditure per capita in 2018 was $5,495. This ranked 11th globally.
How did Ireland's health expenditure per capita change in 2018?▾
Ireland's health expenditure per capita increased by 9.4% in 2018 compared to 2017.
Which country had the highest health expenditure per capita in 2018?▾
United States had the highest health expenditure per capita in 2018 at $10,180.
What is the health expenditure per capita of Ireland in 2018?▾
The health expenditure per capita of Ireland in 2018 was $5,495. This ranked 11th globally.
How does 2018 compare to 2017 for Ireland's health expenditure per capita?▾
Ireland's health expenditure per capita went from $5,024 in 2017 to $5,495 in 2018, a 9.4% increase.
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Ireland matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2018. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 7.2%. View full analysis →
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