France: Health spending as percent of GDP

The latest value from 2024 is 11.54 percent, an increase from 11.52 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 9.47 percent, based on data from 22 countries. Historically, the average for France from 2000 to 2024 is 11.02 percent. The minimum value, 9.62 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 12.25 percent was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: 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.