Public health expenditure per capita rose 20.8% to USD 5,022 in Iceland in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, public health expenditure per capita in Iceland reached an all time high of USD 5,022 in 2017 and an all time low of USD 28.1 in 1960. When compared to Iceland's main peers, public health expenditure per capita in Denmark amounted to USD 4,966 , USD 6,779 in Norway, USD 5,034 in Sweden and USD 3,130 in United Kingdom in 2017.
Iceland has been ranked 5th within the group of 33 countries we follow in terms of public health expenditure per capita, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Health Expenditure Per Capita (USD) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Belgium | USD | 3,855 | 3,713 | 3,971 | 3,881 | 3,251 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | USD | 5,453 | 5,210 | 5,283 | 5,389 | 4,637 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | USD | 3,267 | 3,133 | 3,344 | 3,581 | 3,132 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | USD | 3,750 | 3,533 | 3,708 | 3,942 | 3,332 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD | 4,157 | 3,922 | 4,200 | 4,392 | 3,856 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | USD | 3,198 | 3,077 | 3,311 | 3,669 | 3,504 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | USD | 3,082 | 2,896 | 2,985 | 3,805 | 3,293 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | USD | 4,970 | 4,784 | 4,982 | 4,678 | 3,858 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | USD | 7,818 | 7,892 | 8,260 | 7,847 | 6,551 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD | 561 | 581 | 597 | 466 | 302 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden | USD | 4,537 | 4,424 | 4,736 | 5,571 | 4,750 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD | 2,979 | 2,975 | 2,864 | 3,726 | 3,564 |
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