Expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita rose 6.38% to USD 502 in Ireland in 2017, according to OECD.
Historically, expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita in Ireland reached an all time high of USD 695 in 2008 and an all time low of USD 16.3 in 1975.
Ireland has been ranked 9th within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita, 1 place below 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 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium | USD | ... | ... | ... | 714 | 692 | 640 | 602 | 661 | |||||||||||||
| Canada | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 681 | 650 | 599 | 580 | 635 | |||
| Denmark | USD | 636 | 647 | 588 | 553 | 599 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | USD | 556 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD | 508 | 526 | 494 | 474 | 513 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | USD | 650 | 590 | 569 | 622 | 750 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | USD | 565 | 531 | 486 | 472 | 502 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | USD | 425 | 422 | 427 | 403 | 420 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD | 58.5 | 51.6 | 46.8 | 41.4 | 39.3 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Norway | USD | 653 | 615 | 548 | 553 | 611 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 303 | 312 | 279 | 271 | 289 | ... | ||||||||||
| Sweden | USD | 584 | 555 | 519 | 499 | 519 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD | 1,026 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD | 363 | 407 | 424 | 392 | 394 | ... |
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