Expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita rose 20.5% to USD 750 in Iceland in 2017, according to OECD.
Historically, expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita in Iceland reached an all time high of USD 831 in 2007 and an all time low of USD 7.87 in 1960. When compared to Iceland's main peers, expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita in Denmark amounted to USD 599 , USD 611 in Norway, USD 519 in Sweden and USD 394 in United Kingdom in 2017.
Iceland has been ranked 2nd within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita.
| 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 |
| Belgium | USD | ... | ... | ... | 714 | 692 | 640 | 602 | 661 | |||||||||||||
| Denmark | USD | 636 | 647 | 588 | 553 | 599 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | USD | 499 | 505 | 471 | 458 | 485 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| France | USD | 556 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD | 508 | 526 | 494 | 474 | 513 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | USD | 650 | 590 | 569 | 622 | 750 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | USD | 565 | 531 | 486 | 472 | 502 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | USD | 342 | 334 | 306 | 291 | 306 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Norway | USD | 653 | 615 | 548 | 553 | 611 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sweden | USD | 584 | 555 | 519 | 499 | 519 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD | 363 | 407 | 424 | 392 | 394 | ... |
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