Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Iceland
Iceland: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 1,037 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Iceland, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Iceland stood at 1,037. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Iceland peaked at 1,037 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 457.22, in 2001.
That places Iceland 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 514.48 | — |
| 2001 | 457.22 | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 527.21 | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 667.63 | +26.6% |
| 2004 | 781.52 | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 893.45 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 833.46 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 955.91 | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 772.84 | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 611.37 | -20.9% |
| 2010 | 674.42 | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 723.93 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 698.43 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 743.08 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 807.19 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 753.5 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 846.3 | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 978.2 | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 993.76 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 911.97 | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 846.57 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 977.66 | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 936.86 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 1,037 | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 701.51 | 457.22 | 955.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 813.08 | 674.42 | 993.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 949.63 | 846.57 | 1,037 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Iceland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.54 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,430 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -18.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.57 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Iceland?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Iceland was 1,037 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,037 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 457.22 in 2001.
- How does Iceland rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Iceland ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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