Countries With the Fastest Growth in Health expenditure per capita (5-Year Change)

Name: Countries With the Fastest Growth in Health expenditure per capita (5-Year Change)
Creator: The World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Change in Health expenditure per capita over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Ukraine rose the most: by 139.3%, from US$154.6 per person to US$369.9 per person in the five years to 2021. South Sudan is second (+133.8%), followed by Uzbekistan (+132.8%). 161 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +30.4%.

#1: Ukraine · +139.3%
Median: +30.4%
Coverage: 161 countries
Data year: 2023
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: 5-year change (%). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Ukraine 139.3; 2. South Sudan 133.8; 3. Uzbekistan 132.8; 4. Tuvalu 110.3; 5. Poland 98.6; 6. Mongolia 90.6; 7. Naoero 87.9; 8. Burkina Faso 86.4; 9. Mauritania 85.4; 10. Timor-Leste 84.7.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Growth in Health expenditure per capita (5-Year Change), 2023
Rank	Country	From	To	5-year change (%)
1	Ukraine	154.6	369.9	+139.3%
2	South Sudan	31.1	72.8	+133.8%
3	Uzbekistan	82.5	192.1	+132.8%
4	Tuvalu	819.4	1,724	+110.3%
5	Poland	1,014	2,014	+98.6%
6	Mongolia	188.6	359.6	+90.6%
7	Naoero	1,220	2,292	+87.9%
8	Burkina Faso	38.5	71.7	+86.4%
9	Mauritania	49.7	92.1	+85.4%
10	Timor-Leste	78.1	144.2	+84.7%
11	Kazakhstan	266.9	489.7	+83.5%
12	Armenia	428.4	767	+79%
13	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	12.8	22.4	+75%
14	Bulgaria	719.8	1,258	+74.8%
15	Guyana	296.7	505	+70.2%
16	Guinea	34.9	59.3	+70%
17	Albania	349.2	590.6	+69.1%
18	Azerbaijan	180	299.8	+66.5%
19	Russian Federation	606.1	1,003	+65.5%
20	Nepal	51.2	84	+64.1%
21	Lithuania	1,361	2,233	+64%
22	Moldova	276.5	451.7	+63.4%
23	Congo, Rep.	47.3	75.6	+59.7%
24	Belarus	350	558.2	+59.5%
25	Serbia	617.1	983.7	+59.4%
26	Bhutan	102	162.2	+59%
27	São Tomé and Principe	108.9	171.1	+57.1%
28	Philippines	125.3	194.1	+54.9%
29	Montenegro	745.8	1,148	+53.9%
30	Romania	687.2	1,051	+53%
31	Estonia	1,599	2,438	+52.4%
32	Chad	31.2	47.4	+52%
33	Slovenia	2,219	3,371	+51.9%
34	Georgia	365.9	554.3	+51.5%
35	China	504.1	763.4	+51.4%
36	Liberia	68.9	103.9	+50.9%
37	Burundi	18.7	28.1	+50.7%
38	North Macedonia	426.6	639.4	+49.9%
39	Latvia	1,102	1,645	+49.4%
40	Czechia	1,805	2,693	+49.2%
41	Croatia	1,045	1,548	+48.1%
42	Ethiopia	23.5	34.8	+47.9%
43	Kyrgyz Republic	65.3	96.7	+47.9%
44	Tunisia	215.4	317.7	+47.5%
45	Guatemala	265.8	392	+47.5%
46	India	57.5	84.7	+47.4%
47	Dominican Republic	332.5	488.9	+47%
48	Samoa	200.4	292.8	+46.1%
49	Cyprus	1,988	2,899	+45.9%
50	Bosnia and Herzegovina	529.9	772.9	+45.9%
51	Tajikistan	58.5	85.1	+45.5%
52	Papua New Guinea	59	85.2	+44.2%
53	Mexico	528.3	761	+44.1%
54	Türkiye	380.3	547.8	+44.1%
55	Singapore	2,726	3,922	+43.9%
56	El Salvador	348.2	500.7	+43.8%
57	Iraq	232.9	333.3	+43.1%
58	Turkmenistan	411.3	581.4	+41.3%
59	Cabo Verde	205.5	290.1	+41.2%
60	Honduras	178.2	249.2	+39.9%
61	Slovak Republic	1,300	1,814	+39.5%
62	Guinea-Bissau	58.9	82.1	+39.5%
63	Maldives	833.2	1,159	+39.1%
64	United Kingdom	4,260	5,860	+37.6%
65	Uganda	33	45.2	+37.2%
66	Comoros	74.9	102.2	+36.5%
67	New Zealand	3,680	5,022	+36.5%
68	Jamaica	381.5	520.2	+36.4%
69	Cameroon	58.3	79.1	+35.6%
70	Ireland	5,454	7,395	+35.6%
71	Congo, Dem. Rep.	17.3	23.4	+35.5%
72	Portugal	2,210	2,971	+34.5%
73	Côte d'Ivoire	65.9	87.7	+33.1%
74	United States	10,180	13,473	+32.3%
75	Morocco	175.7	232.3	+32.2%
76	Ghana	53.4	70.3	+31.6%
77	Luxembourg	6,222	8,170	+31.3%
78	Malta	2,760	3,624	+31.3%
79	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	358.5	469.2	+30.9%
80	Hungary	1,088	1,420	+30.6%
81	Chile	1,349	1,760	+30.4%
82	Vanuatu	110.3	143.4	+30%
83	Iceland	5,912	7,642	+29.3%
84	St. Lucia	497.5	641.1	+28.9%
85	Tonga	278.5	357.5	+28.4%
86	Mozambique	41.3	53	+28.3%
87	United Arab Emirates	1,873	2,402	+28.2%
88	Netherlands	5,341	6,845	+28.2%
89	Marshall Islands	702.8	894.2	+27.2%
90	Colombia	507.1	644.3	+27.1%
91	Panama	1,227	1,558	+26.9%
92	Austria	5,313	6,739	+26.8%
93	Costa Rica	917.3	1,163	+26.8%
94	Solomon Islands	88	111.4	+26.5%
95	Germany	5,447	6,849	+25.7%
96	Nicaragua	173	216.6	+25.2%
97	Canada	5,099	6,378	+25.1%
98	Cambodia	91.6	114.6	+25.1%
99	Rwanda	42.1	52.7	+25%
100	Paraguay	422.1	526.5	+24.7%

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About the top 10

#1 Ukraine

Ukraine ranks #1 on this list with +139.3%.

Capital: Kyiv
Continent: Europe
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 38.98 million people (2025)
GDP: US$214.23 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$5,866 (2025)
Life expectancy: 74.7 years (2024)
Urban population: 69.6% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa.

Also ranks #1 in net migration · #3 in refugee population by origin · #4 in arable land share.

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#2 South Sudan

South Sudan ranks #2 on this list with +133.8%.

Capital: Juba
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 12.19 million people (2025)
Life expectancy: 57.7 years (2024)
Urban population: 21.7% of population (2025)
Currency: South Sudanese pound
Official languages: English

Also ranks #1 in infant mortality rate · #4 in inflation rate · #4 in maternal mortality ratio.

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#3 Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan ranks #3 on this list with +132.8%.

Capital: Tashkent
Continent: Asia
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 37.05 million people (2025)
GDP: US$147.04 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,968 (2025)
Life expectancy: 72.5 years (2024)
Urban population: 51% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Tashkent.

Also ranks #2 in literacy rate · #4 in deposit interest rate · #5 in bank branches per 100,000 adults.

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#4 Tuvalu

Tuvalu ranks #4 on this list with +110.3%.

Capital: Funafuti
Continent: Oceania
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 9,492 people (2025)
GDP: US$57.35 million (2025)
GDP per person: US$6,041 (2025)
Life expectancy: 67.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 65.4% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in agricultural land share · #1 in health expenditure share of gdp · #1 in literacy rate.

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#5 Poland

Poland ranks #5 on this list with +98.6%.

Capital: Warsaw
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 36.44 million people (2025)
GDP: US$1.04 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$28,420 (2025)
Life expectancy: 78.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 60.1% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Katowice urban area, Warsaw, Kraków.

Also ranks #2 in tourism arrivals · #7 in alcohol consumption per capita · #10 in rail lines (total km).

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#6 Mongolia

Mongolia ranks #6 on this list with +90.6%.

Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Continent: Asia
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 3.57 million people (2025)
GDP: US$25.37 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$7,108 (2025)
Life expectancy: 72.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 71.1% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Ulaanbaatar.

Also ranks #3 in mineral rents share of gdp · #4 in bank branches per 100,000 adults · #5 in hospital beds per 10,000.

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#7 Naoero

Naoero ranks #7 on this list with +87.9%.

Capital: Yaren District
Continent: Oceania
Income group: High income
Population: 12,025 people (2025)
GDP: US$176.04 million (2025)
GDP per person: US$14,640 (2025)
Life expectancy: 62.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 100% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in government revenue share of gdp · #2 in health expenditure share of gdp · #8 in atms per 100,000 adults.

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#8 Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso ranks #8 on this list with +86.4%.

Capital: Ouagadougou
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 24.08 million people (2025)
GDP: US$27.63 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$1,148 (2025)
Life expectancy: 61.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 28.9% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Ouagadougou.

Also ranks #7 in mineral rents share of gdp · #9 in children out of school (primary) · #11 in under-5 mortality rate.

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#9 Mauritania

Mauritania ranks #9 on this list with +85.4%.

Capital: Nouakchott
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 5.32 million people (2025)
GDP: US$11.68 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$2,198 (2025)
Life expectancy: 68.7 years (2024)
Urban population: 61.5% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Nouakchott.

Also ranks #2 in gross capital formation rate · #3 in prevalence of wasting (under-5) · #8 in gender parity index (school enrolment).

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#10 Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste ranks #10 on this list with +84.7%.

Capital: Dili
Continent: Asia
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 1.42 million people (2025)
GDP: US$1.9 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$1,341 (2025)
Life expectancy: 67.9 years (2024)
Urban population: 28.8% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in smoking prevalence · #3 in government revenue share of gdp · #4 in prevalence of stunting (under-5).

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Source and method

Change in Health expenditure per capita over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Current health expenditure per capita (current US$): Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.

Summary

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About the top 10

#1 Ukraine

#2 South Sudan

#3 Uzbekistan

#4 Tuvalu

#5 Poland

#6 Mongolia

#7 Naoero

#8 Burkina Faso

#9 Mauritania

#10 Timor-Leste

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