Expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita rose 2.31% to USD 789 in Switzerland in 2017, according to OECD.
Historically, expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita in Switzerland reached an all time high of USD 824 in 2011 and an all time low of USD 239 in 1987.
Switzerland has been ranked 1st within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita, 6 places 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 |
| Austria | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 413 | 424 | 395 | 379 | 413 | ... | ||||
| Belgium | USD | ... | ... | ... | 714 | 692 | 640 | 602 | 661 | |||||||||||||
| France | USD | 556 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD | 508 | 526 | 494 | 474 | 513 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Hungary | USD | 194 | 188 | 173 | 176 | 183 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | USD | 425 | 422 | 427 | 403 | 420 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | USD | ... | ... | ... | 191 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Slovenia | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 290 | 270 | 248 | 243 | 264 | ... | |||||||
| Spain | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 303 | 312 | 279 | 271 | 289 | ... | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | USD | 795 | 777 | 762 | 771 | 789 |
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