The table below shows the amount spent on healthcare in different countries.

The table shows the average annual spending on

healthcare

around the world in 2010. Spending varies significantly between countries. The country with the highest

overall

spending in the chart spends more than six times the amount on

healthcare

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with the lowest-ranked country. Levels of spending largely depend on the region. The three Far Eastern nations all spent the highest levels on

healthcare

, significantly more than the global average. In Japan, where spending is the highest of all the places shown, the figure stands at just under $2,700.

By comparison

, spending in South Korea and Singapore was low, at $1,187 and $1,035 respectively but still several hundred dollars above the average. The

healthcare

budget in the two Middle Eastern countries, Bahrain and Kuwait, is

also

above average in global terms, though only by a little. It stands at levels of $810 and $796 per person, with just $14 separating the two.

However

, the Middle Eastern countries have nearly double the

healthcare

budget of Latin American nations. Chile and Brazil spent only $473 and $436 on

healthcare

.