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Total dental spend (US$): Australia, 2023-mkt

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Australia spent about US$8.74 billion on dental care in 2023, according to World Bank WDI. Basis: other.

Comparability A Confidence medium

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World Bank. (2026). Total dental spend (US$): Australia, as of 2023-06-30 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/au/dental-spend-total-usd/2023-mkt/

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Record

Value
US$8.74 billion
Exact stored value
8,737,943,840 USD
Unit
USD
As of
Accessed
Revision
1
Confidence
medium
Method
derived
Basis
other
Scope
other
Comparability
Comparability A A: same definition as the metric
Status
Latest record for this market and metric

Source quote

"countryiso3code":"AUS","date":"2023","value":1.50519106560508

Locator: Numerator: OECD SHA AUS XDC HC132 2023 = 13,152.275 million AUD (au.dental_spend_local_currency.2023); rate: World Bank PA.NUS.FCRF AUS 2023

Local definition

Dental outpatient curative care spending (OECD SHA HC.1.3.2) converted to USD at the market (official average) exchange rate

Source

World Bank: World Bank WDI: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average), Australia. Registry entry: au-worldbank-fx.

Notes

Derived: 13,152.275 million AUD / 1.50519106560508 AUD per USD = 8,737.94 million USD. Headline value per leader ruling L7 (market rate). Calendar-2023 average rate applied to a financial-year spend figure; FY2022-23 average would differ slightly. PPP value (US$9,563.524 million) kept as au.dental_spend_total_usd.2023 (secondary).

Metric definition

Total dental spending All markets for this metric.

History

Total dental spend (US$) in Australia: current records by yearTotal dental spend (US$) in Australia: current records by year. USD; same basis only (other); a dashed line crosses a series break. Sources: World Bank WDI; OECD Health Statistics. Dental Market Radar.Total dental spend (US$) in Australia: current records by yearUSD; same basis only (other); a dashed line crosses a series break2023: US$8.74 billionUS$8.74 billion2023: US$9.56 billionUS$9.56 billion20232023Sources: World Bank WDI; OECD Health Statistics. Dental Market Radar.
Current records on the same basis (other). A dashed line crosses a documented series break. The table below lists every record.
Current records for Total dental spend (US$), Australia, newest first
YearValueBasisAs ofComparabilitySourceSeries break
2023-mktUS$8.74 billionotherComparability AWorld Bank WDI: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average), Australia
2023US$9.56 billionother (USD at purchasing power parity (not market exchange rate))Comparability COECD Health Statistics: System of Health Accounts (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA), function HC.1.3.2 dental outpatient curative care

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