United States - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in United States was 16.77 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 16.84 in 2016, while its lowest value was 12.48 in 2000.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 12.48
2001 13.16
2002 13.98
2003 14.50
2004 14.59
2005 14.61
2006 14.72
2007 14.94
2008 15.27
2009 16.23
2010 16.26
2011 16.20
2012 16.18
2013 16.06
2014 16.25
2015 16.52
2016 16.84
2017 16.81
2018 16.69
2019 16.77

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in United States was 10,921 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 10,921 in 2019 and 4,543 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 4,543
2001 4,894
2002 5,323
2003 5,732
2004 6,097
2005 6,454
2006 6,829
2007 7,182
2008 7,401
2009 7,658
2010 7,888
2011 8,080
2012 8,343
2013 8,522
2014 8,939
2015 9,392
2016 9,775
2017 10,103
2018 10,515
2019 10,921

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in United States was 10,921 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 10,921 in 2019 and 4,543 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

See also:

Year Value
2000 4,543
2001 4,894
2002 5,323
2003 5,732
2004 6,097
2005 6,454
2006 6,829
2007 7,182
2008 7,401
2009 7,658
2010 7,888
2011 8,080
2012 8,343
2013 8,522
2014 8,939
2015 9,392
2016 9,775
2017 10,103
2018 10,515
2019 10,921

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems