Health Expenditure per Capita - Ranking 2001
In 2001, United States ($4,902), Switzerland ($3,752), and Luxembourg ($3,109) ranked highest in health expenditure per capita among all countries. Myanmar ranked lowest at $5.
Data & analysis
- United States — 14,781.09
- Switzerland — 12,756.51
- Liechtenstein — 12,219.35
- Norway — 8,975.20
- Monaco — 8,226.87
In 2025, the World Bank’s health expenditure per capita ranking reveals a stark global divide, with high-income nations dominating the top. The United States leads at $14,781.09 per person, followed by Switzerland at $12,756.51, both reflecting advanced, insurance-heavy healthcare systems that prioritize high-cost interventions and specialist care. At the bottom, Lebanon’s negative figure of -$102.56 signals a severe reporting anomaly or economic collapse, while Lao PDR ($15.01) and Sudan ($17.21) represent low-income countries constrained by limited fiscal capacity and weak public health infrastructure. The data year underscores how persistent underinvestment in health systems, often compounded by conflict or debt, traps these nations at the bottom. Forward-looking, the leaderboard could be reshuffled by the adoption of cost-containment policies in the United States or by major public health investments in emerging economies like India or Indonesia.
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