Based on a comparison of 33 countries in 2017, Switzerland ranked the highest in expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita with USD 1,377 followed by USA and Canada. On the other end of the scale was Mexico with USD 107, Russia with USD 139 and Poland with USD 168.
Data for more countries are available at Expenditure on Pharmaceuticals Per Capita (USD) indicator page.
| 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 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Austria | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 413 | 424 | 395 | 379 | 413 | ... | ||||
| Belgium | USD | ... | ... | ... | 714 | 692 | 640 | 602 | 661 | |||||||||||||
| Canada | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 681 | 650 | 599 | 580 | 635 | |||
| France | USD | 556 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD | 508 | 526 | 494 | 474 | 513 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | USD | 650 | 590 | 569 | 622 | 750 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | USD | 565 | 531 | 486 | 472 | 502 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | USD | 557 | 464 | 446 | 445 | 469 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | USD | 490 | 462 | 410 | 384 | 397 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | USD | 653 | 615 | 548 | 553 | 611 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | USD | 420 | 450 | 441 | 432 | 478 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden | USD | 584 | 555 | 519 | 499 | 519 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | USD | 795 | 777 | 762 | 771 | 789 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD | 1,026 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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