The statistics further show that the U.S. spends much more money on healthcare than any developed country in the world at $8,000 (?7,096) per capita, or 17.6 percent of G.D.P., while Italy spends only $3,000 (?2,662) per capita, or nine percent of G.D.P. Furthermore, the U.S. spends more money on prescription drugs than the rest of the ...