Expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita rose 10.5% to USD 611 in Norway in 2017, according to OECD.
Historically, expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita in Norway reached an all time high of USD 657 in 2011 and an all time low of USD 5.39 in 1962. When compared to Norway's main peers, expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita in Denmark amounted to USD 599 , USD 485 in Finland, USD 750 in Iceland and USD 519 in Sweden in 2017.
Norway has been ranked 5th within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Expenditure on Pharmaceuticals Per Capita (USD) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Australia | USD | 490 | 432 | 399 | 464 | 458 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark | USD | 636 | 647 | 588 | 553 | 599 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | USD | 499 | 505 | 471 | 458 | 485 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD | 508 | 526 | 494 | 474 | 513 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | USD | 650 | 590 | 569 | 622 | 750 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Netherlands | USD | 342 | 334 | 306 | 291 | 306 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | USD | 168 | 170 | 158 | 161 | 192 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | USD | 653 | 615 | 548 | 553 | 611 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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| Sweden | USD | 584 | 555 | 519 | 499 | 519 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD | 363 | 407 | 424 | 392 | 394 | ... |
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