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Health expenditure
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10.1%
% of GDP·2023
Published observationOver time
Full published historyWorld2023 · 10.1%
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.
193 countries & areas with dataLatest available · years shown in the table
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% of GDP · Latest available per country; reporting years may differ.
193 with data · 217 countries & areas
| Rank | Country / area | Region | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 27.1% | 2023 | |
| 2 | Naoero | East Asia & Pacific | 18.2% | 2023 | |
| 3 | United States | North America | 16.7% | 2023 | |
| 4 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15% | 2023 | |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 13.4% | 2023 | |
| 6 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13% | 2023 | |
| 7 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | East Asia & Pacific | 12.9% | 2023 | |
| 8 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.6% | 2023 | |
| 9 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 12.3% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 11.8% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 11.7% | 2023 | |
| 12 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.6% | 2023 | |
| 13 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 11.5% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Canada | North America | 11.3% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 11.2% | 2024 | |
| 16 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 11.1% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 10.9% | 2023 | |
| 18 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 10.9% | 2023 | |
| 19 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 10.8% | 2023 | |
| 20 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 10.7% | 2023 | |
| 21 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.7% | 2023 | |
| 22 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.7% | 2023 | |
| 23 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.5% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 10.5% | 2023 | |
| 25 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 10.4% | 2023 | |
| 26 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.3% | 2023 | |
| 27 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 10.2% | 2024 | |
| 28 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 10.1% | 2024 | |
| 29 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 10% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 9.9% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.7% | 2023 | |
| 32 | Yemen, Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.7% | 2023 | |
| 33 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 9.7% | 2023 | |
| 34 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 9.6% | 2023 | |
| 35 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.5% | 2023 | |
| 36 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 9.4% | 2023 | |
| 37 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 9.4% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.4% | 2023 | |
| 39 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 9.3% | 2023 | |
| 40 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.3% | 2023 | |
| 41 | Maldives | South Asia | 9.2% | 2023 | |
| 42 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 9.2% | 2023 | |
| 43 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.1% | 2023 | |
| 44 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 9% | 2023 | |
| 45 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 9% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 8.9% | 2023 | |
| 47 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.9% | 2023 | |
| 48 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.8% | 2023 | |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.8% | 2023 | |
| 50 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 8.7% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 8.5% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.5% | 2023 | |
| 53 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 8.4% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 8.4% | 2023 | |
| 55 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.4% | 2023 | |
| 56 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.3% | 2023 | |
| 57 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.3% | 2023 | |
| 58 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 8.2% | 2021 | |
| 59 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.1% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 8.1% | 2023 | |
| 61 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 8.1% | 2024 | |
| 62 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 8% | 2023 | |
| 63 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8% | 2023 | |
| 64 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 7.9% | 2023 | |
| 65 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.8% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.8% | 2023 | |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.8% | 2023 | |
| 68 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.7% | 2023 | |
| 69 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 7.7% | 2023 | |
| 70 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.7% | 2023 | |
| 71 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.6% | 2023 | |
| 72 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 7.6% | 2024 | |
| 73 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.6% | 2023 | |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.5% | 2023 | |
| 75 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.5% | 2023 | |
| 76 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 7.4% | 2023 | |
| 77 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.4% | 2023 | |
| 78 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 7.4% | 2023 | |
| 79 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 7.4% | 2023 | |
| 80 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.3% | 2023 | |
| 81 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.1% | 2023 | |
| 82 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.1% | 2023 | |
| 83 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 7.1% | 2023 | |
| 84 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 7.1% | 2023 | |
| 85 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 7% | 2023 | |
| 86 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.9% | 2023 | |
| 87 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.9% | 2023 | |
| 88 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 6.9% | 2023 | |
| 89 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 6.9% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.8% | 2023 | |
| 91 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 6.8% | 2023 | |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 6.7% | 2023 | |
| 93 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 6.7% | 2023 | |
| 94 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 6.6% | 2023 | |
| 95 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.6% | 2023 | |
| 96 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.5% | 2023 | |
| 97 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 6.4% | 2023 | |
| 98 | Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.3% | 2023 | |
| 99 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.3% | 2023 | |
| 100 | Nepal | South Asia | 6.2% | 2023 | |
| 101 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.1% | 2023 | |
| 102 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 6.1% | 2023 | |
| 103 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.1% | 2023 | |
| 104 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6% | 2023 | |
| 105 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6% | 2023 | |
| 106 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 5.9% | 2023 | |
| 107 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 5.9% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.8% | 2023 | |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.8% | 2023 | |
| 110 | St. Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.7% | 2023 | |
| 111 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 5.7% | 2023 | |
| 112 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 5.7% | 2023 | |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.7% | 2023 | |
| 114 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.6% | 2023 | |
| 115 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.6% | 2023 | |
| 116 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.6% | 2023 | |
| 117 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.5% | 2023 | |
| 118 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.5% | 2023 | |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 5.5% | 2023 | |
| 120 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.4% | 2023 | |
| 121 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.4% | 2023 | |
| 122 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 5.4% | 2023 | |
| 123 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.1% | 2023 | |
| 124 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 5.1% | 2023 | |
| 125 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 5% | 2023 | |
| 126 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5% | 2023 | |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5% | 2023 | |
| 128 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5% | 2023 | |
| 129 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.9% | 2023 | |
| 130 | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.7% | 2023 | |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.7% | 2023 | |
| 132 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.7% | 2023 | |
| 133 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 4.6% | 2023 | |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.6% | 2023 | |
| 135 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 4.6% | 2023 | |
| 136 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.6% | 2023 | |
| 137 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 4.5% | 2023 | |
| 138 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 4.5% | 2023 | |
| 139 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 4.5% | 2023 | |
| 140 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.5% | 2023 | |
| 141 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 4.5% | 2023 | |
| 142 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.4% | 2023 | |
| 143 | Bhutan | South Asia | 4.4% | 2023 | |
| 144 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.4% | 2023 | |
| 145 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.4% | 2023 | |
| 146 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.3% | 2023 | |
| 147 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.3% | 2023 | |
| 148 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 4.3% | 2023 | |
| 149 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 4.3% | 2023 | |
| 150 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.2% | 2023 | |
| 151 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.2% | 2023 | |
| 152 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.1% | 2023 | |
| 153 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 4.1% | 2023 | |
| 154 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4% | 2023 | |
| 155 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4% | 2023 | |
| 156 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 4% | 2023 | |
| 157 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.9% | 2023 | |
| 158 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.8% | 2023 | |
| 159 | Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.8% | 2023 | |
| 160 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 3.8% | 2023 | |
| 161 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7% | 2023 | |
| 162 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7% | 2023 | |
| 163 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7% | 2023 | |
| 164 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7% | 2023 | |
| 165 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 3.7% | 2023 | |
| 166 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 3.6% | 2023 | |
| 167 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.5% | 2023 | |
| 168 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.5% | 2023 | |
| 169 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.4% | 2023 | |
| 170 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.4% | 2023 | |
| 171 | India | South Asia | 3.3% | 2023 | |
| 172 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.3% | 2023 | |
| 173 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.3% | 2023 | |
| 174 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.2% | 2023 | |
| 175 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.1% | 2023 | |
| 176 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 3.1% | 2023 | |
| 177 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.1% | 2023 | |
| 178 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9% | 2023 | |
| 179 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9% | 2023 | |
| 180 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9% | 2023 | |
| 181 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 2.9% | 2023 | |
| 182 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9% | 2023 | |
| 183 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.8% | 2023 | |
| 184 | Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.7% | 2023 | |
| 185 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.7% | 2023 | |
| 186 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 187 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 188 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 189 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 190 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.3% | 2023 | |
| 191 | Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | 2.2% | 2023 | |
| 192 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 2.2% | 2023 | |
| 193 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 1.3% | 2023 | |
| — | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Bermuda | North America | No data | — | |
| — | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Curacao | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Hong Kong SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Macao SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Puerto Rico (US) | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | St. Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — |