The highest average expenditure was reported in Luxembourg (€6,590 per inhabitant), ahead of Denmark (€6,110) and Ireland (€5,998).
At the other end of the range, the lowest expenditures were recorded in Romania (€858), Bulgaria (€990) and Poland (€1,137).
Latvia finds itself towards the bottom end of the spending stakes at €1 556 – less than half the EU average. However, relative to its expenditure in 2014, it has increased spending the most. Healthcare expenditure increased in all EU countries since 2014, but Latvia, Lithuania and Romania recorded the highest relative increases: 140.5%, 125.6% and 123.1% respectively.
