Health spending as percent of GDP - Country rankings

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Health spending as percent of GDP, 2019 - Country rankings:

The average for 2019 based on 180 countries was 6.5 percent.The highest value was in Tuvalu: 23.96 percent and the lowest value was in Monaco: 1.53 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Health spending as percent of GDP, 2019 Global rank Available data
Tuvalu 23.96 1 2000 - 2019
USA 16.77 2 2000 - 2019
Palau 15.15 3 2000 - 2019
Afghanistan 13.24 4 2002 - 2019
Germany 11.7 5 2000 - 2019
Micronesia 11.44 6 2000 - 2019
Armenia 11.34 7 2000 - 2019
Switzerland 11.29 8 2000 - 2019
Lesotho 11.27 9 2000 - 2019
France 11.06 10 2000 - 2019
Sweden 10.87 11 2000 - 2019
Canada 10.84 12 2000 - 2019
Japan 10.74 13 2000 - 2019
Belgium 10.66 14 2000 - 2019
Norway 10.52 15 2000 - 2019
Austria 10.43 16 2000 - 2019
Kiribati 10.26 17 2000 - 2019
UK 10.15 18 2000 - 2019
Netherlands 10.13 19 2000 - 2019
Denmark 9.96 20 2000 - 2019
Australia 9.91 21 2000 - 2019
New Zealand 9.74 22 2000 - 2019
Suriname 9.74 23 2000 - 2019
Brazil 9.59 24 2000 - 2019
Portugal 9.53 25 2000 - 2019
Argentina 9.51 26 2000 - 2019
Uruguay 9.35 27 2000 - 2019
Chile 9.33 28 2000 - 2019
Finland 9.15 29 2000 - 2019
Spain 9.13 30 2000 - 2019
South Africa 9.11 31 2000 - 2019
Bosnia & Herz. 9.05 32 2000 - 2019
Sierra Leone 8.75 33 2000 - 2019
Italy 8.67 34 2000 - 2019
Serbia 8.67 35 2000 - 2019
Lebanon 8.65 36 2000 - 2019
Iceland 8.64 37 2000 - 2019
Slovenia 8.52 38 2000 - 2019
Namibia 8.5 39 2000 - 2019
Liberia 8.47 40 2000 - 2019
Nicaragua 8.4 41 2000 - 2019
G.-Bissau 8.35 42 2000 - 2019
Montenegro 8.33 43 2011 - 2019
Malta 8.21 44 2000 - 2019
South Korea 8.16 45 2000 - 2019
Maldives 8.04 46 2000 - 2019
Burundi 7.99 47 2000 - 2019
Greece 7.84 48 2000 - 2019
Czechia 7.83 49 2000 - 2019
Mozambique 7.83 50 2000 - 2019
Ecuador 7.82 51 2000 - 2019
C.A. Republic 7.75 52 2000 - 2019
Colombia 7.71 53 2000 - 2019
Zimbabwe 7.7 54 2010 - 2019
Jordan 7.58 55 2000 - 2019
Panama 7.58 56 2000 - 2019
Israel 7.46 57 2000 - 2019
Malawi 7.39 58 2000 - 2019
Honduras 7.28 59 2000 - 2019
Costa Rica 7.27 60 2000 - 2019
North Macedonia 7.25 61 2000 - 2019
El Salvador 7.17 62 2000 - 2019
Paraguay 7.17 63 2000 - 2019
Bulgaria 7.13 64 2000 - 2019
Tajikistan 7.11 65 2000 - 2019
Ukraine 7.1 66 2000 - 2019
Tr.&Tobago 7.02 67 2000 - 2019
Cyprus 7.01 68 2000 - 2019
Lithuania 7.01 69 2000 - 2019
Cambodia 6.99 70 2000 - 2019
Croatia 6.98 71 2000 - 2019
Slovakia 6.96 72 2000 - 2019
Tunisia 6.96 73 2000 - 2019
Bolivia 6.92 74 2000 - 2019
Swaziland 6.78 75 2000 - 2019
Estonia 6.73 76 2000 - 2019
Andorra 6.71 77 2000 - 2019
Iran 6.71 78 2000 - 2019
Ireland 6.68 79 2000 - 2019
Georgia 6.66 80 2000 - 2019
Latvia 6.58 81 2000 - 2019
Turkmenistan 6.57 82 2000 - 2019
Poland 6.45 83 2000 - 2019
Rwanda 6.41 84 2000 - 2019
San Marino 6.39 85 2000 - 2019
Moldova 6.38 86 2000 - 2019
Samoa 6.36 87 2000 - 2019
Hungary 6.35 88 2000 - 2019
Barbados 6.3 89 2000 - 2019
Algeria 6.24 90 2000 - 2019
Guatemala 6.21 91 2000 - 2019
Mauritius 6.2 92 2000 - 2019
Jamaica 6.1 93 2000 - 2019
Botswana 6.05 94 2000 - 2019
Belize 5.97 95 2000 - 2019
Domin. Rep. 5.93 96 2000 - 2019
Belarus 5.86 97 2000 - 2019
Bahamas 5.75 98 2000 - 2019
Romania 5.74 99 2000 - 2019
Togo 5.73 100 2000 - 2019
Saudi Arabia 5.69 101 2000 - 2019
Niger 5.67 102 2000 - 2019
Russia 5.65 103 2000 - 2019
Uzbekistan 5.62 104 2000 - 2019
S.T.&Principe 5.53 105 2000 - 2019
Kuwait 5.5 106 2000 - 2019
Burkina Faso 5.46 107 2000 - 2019
Dominica 5.46 108 2000 - 2019
Mexico 5.43 109 2000 - 2019
Luxembourg 5.37 110 2000 - 2019
Venezuela 5.37 111 2000 - 2019
China 5.35 112 2000 - 2019
Morocco 5.31 113 2000 - 2019
Zambia 5.31 114 2000 - 2019
Vietnam 5.25 115 2000 - 2019
Peru 5.22 116 2000 - 2019
Seychelles 5.19 117 2000 - 2019
Comoros 5.17 118 2000 - 2019
Tonga 4.98 119 2000 - 2019
Grenada 4.97 120 2000 - 2019
Cape Verde 4.94 121 2000 - 2019
Guyana 4.93 122 2000 - 2019
Solomon Isl. 4.77 123 2000 - 2019
St. Vincent & ... 4.75 124 2000 - 2019
Egypt 4.74 125 2000 - 2019
Haiti 4.73 126 2000 - 2019
Burma 4.68 127 2000 - 2019
Kenya 4.59 128 2000 - 2019
Sudan 4.57 129 2000 - 2019
Kyrgyzstan 4.49 130 2000 - 2019
Iraq 4.48 131 2003 - 2019
Eritrea 4.46 132 2000 - 2019
Nepal 4.45 133 2000 - 2019
Ant.& Barb. 4.44 134 2000 - 2019
Chad 4.35 135 2000 - 2019
Turkey 4.34 136 2000 - 2019
Saint Lucia 4.32 137 2000 - 2019
UA Emirates 4.28 138 2000 - 2019
Senegal 4.13 139 2000 - 2019
Philippines 4.08 140 2000 - 2019
Singapore 4.08 141 2000 - 2019
Sri Lanka 4.08 142 2000 - 2019
Oman 4.07 143 2000 - 2019
Azerbaijan 4.04 144 2000 - 2019
Bahrain 4.01 145 2000 - 2019
Guinea 3.98 146 2000 - 2019
Mali 3.89 147 2000 - 2019
Malaysia 3.83 148 2000 - 2019
Tanzania 3.83 149 2000 - 2019
Uganda 3.83 150 2000 - 2019
Fiji 3.82 151 2000 - 2019
Gambia 3.82 152 2000 - 2019
Thailand 3.79 153 2000 - 2019
Mongolia 3.77 154 2000 - 2019
Madagascar 3.69 155 2000 - 2019
Bhutan 3.61 156 2000 - 2019
Cameroon 3.6 157 2000 - 2019
DR Congo 3.54 158 2000 - 2019
Ghana 3.42 159 2000 - 2019
Pakistan 3.38 160 2000 - 2019
Vanuatu 3.36 161 2000 - 2019
Ivory Coast 3.3 162 2000 - 2019
Mauritania 3.3 163 2000 - 2019
Ethiopia 3.24 164 2000 - 2019
Eq. Guinea 3.14 165 2000 - 2019
Nigeria 3.03 166 2000 - 2019
India 3.01 167 2000 - 2019
Qatar 2.91 168 2000 - 2019
Indonesia 2.9 169 2000 - 2019
Kazakhstan 2.79 170 2000 - 2019
Gabon 2.77 171 2000 - 2019
Laos 2.6 172 2000 - 2019
Angola 2.53 173 2000 - 2019
Bangladesh 2.48 174 2000 - 2019
Benin 2.39 175 2000 - 2019
Papua N.G. 2.3 176 2000 - 2019
Brunei 2.16 177 2000 - 2019
R. of Congo 2.08 178 2000 - 2019
Djibouti 1.8 179 2000 - 2019
Monaco 1.53 180 2000 - 2019

Economic outlook around the world

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.
1. Tuvalu
2. USA
3. Palau
4. Afghanistan
5. Germany
6. Micronesia
7. Armenia
8. Switzerland
9. Lesotho
10. France
11. Sweden
12. Canada
13. Japan
14. Belgium
15. Norway
16. Austria
17. Kiribati
18. UK
19. Netherlands
20. Denmark
21. Australia
22. New Zealand
23. Suriname
24. Brazil
25. Portugal
26. Argentina
27. Uruguay
28. Chile
29. Finland
30. Spain
31. South Africa
32. Bosnia & Herz.
33. Sierra Leone
34. Italy
35. Serbia
36. Lebanon
37. Iceland
38. Slovenia
39. Namibia
40. Liberia
41. Nicaragua
42. G.-Bissau
43. Montenegro
44. Malta
45. South Korea
46. Maldives
47. Burundi
48. Greece
49. Czechia
50. Mozambique
51. Ecuador
52. C.A. Republic
53. Colombia
54. Zimbabwe
55. Jordan
56. Panama
57. Israel
58. Malawi
59. Honduras
60. Costa Rica
61. North Macedonia
62. El Salvador
63. Paraguay
64. Bulgaria
65. Tajikistan
66. Ukraine
67. Tr.&Tobago
68. Cyprus
69. Lithuania
70. Cambodia
71. Croatia
72. Slovakia
73. Tunisia
74. Bolivia
75. Swaziland
76. Estonia
77. Andorra
78. Iran
79. Ireland
80. Georgia
81. Latvia
82. Turkmenistan
83. Poland
84. Rwanda
85. San Marino
86. Moldova
87. Samoa
88. Hungary
89. Barbados
90. Algeria
91. Guatemala
92. Mauritius
93. Jamaica
94. Botswana
95. Belize
96. Domin. Rep.
97. Belarus
98. Bahamas
99. Romania
100. Togo
101. Saudi Arabia
102. Niger
103. Russia
104. Uzbekistan
105. S.T.&Principe
106. Kuwait
107. Burkina Faso
108. Dominica
109. Mexico
110. Luxembourg
111. Venezuela
112. China
113. Morocco
114. Zambia
115. Vietnam
116. Peru
117. Seychelles
118. Comoros
119. Tonga
120. Grenada
121. Cape Verde
122. Guyana
123. Solomon Isl.
124. St. Vincent & ...
125. Egypt
126. Haiti
127. Burma
128. Kenya
129. Sudan
130. Kyrgyzstan
131. Iraq
132. Eritrea
133. Nepal
134. Ant.& Barb.
135. Chad
136. Turkey
137. Saint Lucia
138. UA Emirates
139. Senegal
140. Philippines
141. Singapore
142. Sri Lanka
143. Oman
144. Azerbaijan
145. Bahrain
146. Guinea
147. Mali
148. Malaysia
149. Tanzania
150. Uganda
151. Fiji
152. Gambia
153. Thailand
154. Mongolia
155. Madagascar
156. Bhutan
157. Cameroon
158. DR Congo
159. Ghana
160. Pakistan
161. Vanuatu
162. Ivory Coast
163. Mauritania
164. Ethiopia
165. Eq. Guinea
166. Nigeria
167. India
168. Qatar
169. Indonesia
170. Kazakhstan
171. Gabon
172. Laos
173. Angola
174. Bangladesh
175. Benin
176. Papua N.G.
177. Brunei
178. R. of Congo
179. Djibouti
180. Monaco
23.96
16.77
15.15
13.24
11.70
11.44
11.34
11.29
11.27
11.06
10.87
10.84
10.74
10.66
10.52
10.43
10.26
10.15
10.13
9.96
9.91
9.74
9.74
9.59
9.53
9.51
9.35
9.33
9.15
9.13
9.11
9.05
8.75
8.67
8.67
8.65
8.64
8.52
8.50
8.47
8.40
8.35
8.33
8.21
8.16
8.04
7.99
7.84
7.83
7.83
7.82
7.75
7.71
7.70
7.58
7.58
7.46
7.39
7.28
7.27
7.25
7.17
7.17
7.13
7.11
7.10
7.02
7.01
7.01
6.99
6.98
6.96
6.96
6.92
6.78
6.73
6.71
6.71
6.68
6.66
6.58
6.57
6.45
6.41
6.39
6.38
6.36
6.35
6.30
6.24
6.21
6.20
6.10
6.05
5.97
5.93
5.86
5.75
5.74
5.73
5.69
5.67
5.65
5.62
5.53
5.50
5.46
5.46
5.43
5.37
5.37
5.35
5.31
5.31
5.25
5.22
5.19
5.17
4.98
4.97
4.94
4.93
4.77
4.75
4.74
4.73
4.68
4.59
4.57
4.49
4.48
4.46
4.45
4.44
4.35
4.34
4.32
4.28
4.13
4.08
4.08
4.08
4.07
4.04
4.01
3.98
3.89
3.83
3.83
3.83
3.82
3.82
3.79
3.77
3.69
3.61
3.60
3.54
3.42
3.38
3.36
3.30
3.30
3.24
3.14
3.03
3.01
2.91
2.90
2.79
2.77
2.60
2.53
2.48
2.39
2.30
2.16
2.08
1.80
1.53
0
6
12
18
23.96
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