Health spending as percent of GDP - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Health spending as percent of GDP, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 186 countries was 6.65 percent. The highest value was in Tuvalu: 27.09 percent and the lowest value was in Laos: 1.33 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2024. 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
Tuvalu 27.09 1 2000 - 2023
USA 16.69 2 2000 - 2023
Afghanistan 14.99 3 2002 - 2023
Liberia 13.01 4 2000 - 2023
Micronesia 12.88 5 2000 - 2023
Lesotho 12.61 6 2000 - 2023
Germany 11.74 7 2000 - 2024
Switzerland 11.69 8 2000 - 2023
France 11.52 9 2000 - 2024
Canada 11.19 10 2000 - 2024
Austria 11.15 11 2000 - 2024
Sweden 11.15 12 2000 - 2024
UK 10.99 13 2000 - 2024
Kiribati 10.95 14 2000 - 2023
Palau 10.85 15 2000 - 2023
Belgium 10.8 16 2000 - 2023
Japan 10.74 17 2000 - 2023
Palestine 10.73 18 2000 - 2023
C.A. Republic 10.66 19 2000 - 2023
Finland 10.47 20 2000 - 2023
Australia 10.4 21 2000 - 2023
Argentina 10.27 22 2000 - 2023
Chile 10.17 23 2000 - 2024
New Zealand 10.13 24 2000 - 2024
Portugal 10.03 25 2000 - 2024
Netherlands 9.83 26 2000 - 2024
Brazil 9.73 27 2000 - 2023
Yemen 9.7 28 2000 - 2023
Montenegro 9.65 29 2011 - 2023
Denmark 9.56 30 2000 - 2024
Namibia 9.48 31 2000 - 2023
Norway 9.43 32 2000 - 2023
Armenia 9.32 33 2000 - 2023
Slovenia 9.3 34 2000 - 2024
El Salvador 9.29 35 2000 - 2023
Maldives 9.25 36 2000 - 2023
Spain 9.22 37 2000 - 2023
Burundi 9.09 38 2000 - 2023
Uruguay 9.02 39 2000 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 8.92 40 2000 - 2023
South Africa 8.91 41 2000 - 2023
Malta 8.84 42 2000 - 2023
G.-Bissau 8.82 43 2000 - 2023
Iceland 8.71 44 2000 - 2024
South Korea 8.57 45 2000 - 2024
Mozambique 8.5 46 2000 - 2023
Czechia 8.43 47 2000 - 2024
Italy 8.41 48 2000 - 2024
Greece 8.39 49 2000 - 2023
Paraguay 8.36 50 2000 - 2023
Panama 8.33 51 2000 - 2023
Nicaragua 8.3 52 2000 - 2023
Colombia 8.16 53 2000 - 2024
Cyprus 8.12 54 2000 - 2023
Serbia 8.03 55 2000 - 2023
Tunisia 7.99 56 2000 - 2023
Bulgaria 7.92 57 2000 - 2023
Libya 7.81 58 2000 - 2023
Burkina Faso 7.8 59 2000 - 2023
Honduras 7.71 60 2000 - 2023
Andorra 7.7 61 2000 - 2023
Jordan 7.66 62 2000 - 2023
Jamaica 7.6 63 2000 - 2023
Ecuador 7.56 64 2000 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 7.53 65 2000 - 2023
Swaziland 7.5 66 2000 - 2023
Estonia 7.47 67 2000 - 2024
Tajikistan 7.44 68 2000 - 2023
North Macedonia 7.43 69 2000 - 2023
Tonga 7.36 70 2000 - 2023
Slovakia 7.35 71 2000 - 2023
Lithuania 7.32 72 2000 - 2024
Latvia 7.28 73 2000 - 2023
Croatia 7.15 74 2000 - 2023
Poland 7.14 75 2000 - 2024
Israel 7.1 76 2000 - 2023
Belarus 7.08 77 2000 - 2023
Albania 7.05 78 2000 - 2023
Russia 7.04 79 2000 - 2023
Bolivia 6.92 80 2000 - 2023
Costa Rica 6.87 81 2000 - 2023
Georgia 6.86 82 2000 - 2023
Guatemala 6.8 83 2000 - 2023
Samoa 6.78 84 2000 - 2023
Moldova 6.74 85 2000 - 2023
Uzbekistan 6.74 86 2000 - 2023
San Marino 6.61 87 2000 - 2023
Ireland 6.58 88 2000 - 2024
Comoros 6.55 89 2000 - 2023
Malawi 6.53 90 2000 - 2023
Hungary 6.37 91 2000 - 2023
Bahamas 6.3 92 2000 - 2023
Botswana 6.26 93 2000 - 2023
Nepal 6.16 94 2000 - 2023
Togo 6.11 95 2000 - 2023
Mongolia 6.07 96 2000 - 2023
Morocco 6.06 97 2000 - 2023
Iran 6.03 98 2000 - 2023
Zambia 5.98 99 2000 - 2023
China 5.94 100 2000 - 2023
Cape Verde 5.85 101 2000 - 2023
Luxembourg 5.79 102 2000 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 5.77 103 2000 - 2023
Liechtenstein 5.71 104 2013 - 2023
Romania 5.71 105 2000 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 5.69 106 2000 - 2023
Peru 5.64 107 2000 - 2023
Lebanon 5.57 108 2000 - 2023
Mauritius 5.57 109 2000 - 2023
Iraq 5.53 110 2003 - 2023
Mexico 5.5 111 2000 - 2023
Turkmenistan 5.5 112 2000 - 2023
Suriname 5.41 113 2000 - 2023
Barbados 5.4 114 2000 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 5.36 115 2000 - 2023
Rwanda 5.13 116 2000 - 2023
Philippines 5.1 117 2000 - 2023
Dominica 5.01 118 2000 - 2023
Chad 5 119 2000 - 2023
UA Emirates 4.97 120 2000 - 2023
Kuwait 4.96 121 2000 - 2023
Egypt 4.88 122 2000 - 2023
Saint Lucia 4.73 123 2000 - 2023
Sierra Leone 4.72 124 2000 - 2023
Grenada 4.65 125 2000 - 2023
Cambodia 4.62 126 2000 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 4.6 127 2000 - 2023
Vietnam 4.56 128 2000 - 2023
Cameroon 4.55 129 2000 - 2023
Thailand 4.54 130 2000 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 4.5 131 2000 - 2023
Singapore 4.49 132 2000 - 2023
Seychelles 4.48 133 2000 - 2023
Burma 4.46 134 2000 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 4.44 135 2000 - 2023
Bhutan 4.42 136 2000 - 2023
Algeria 4.35 137 2000 - 2023
Kenya 4.35 138 2000 - 2023
Mauritania 4.34 139 2000 - 2023
Senegal 4.32 140 2000 - 2023
Turkey 4.28 141 2000 - 2023
Azerbaijan 4.27 142 2000 - 2023
Uganda 4.24 143 2000 - 2023
Nigeria 4.19 144 2000 - 2023
Belize 4.15 145 2000 - 2023
Vanuatu 4.12 146 2000 - 2023
Niger 4.05 147 2000 - 2023
Bahrain 4 148 2000 - 2023
Malaysia 3.96 149 2000 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 3.91 150 2000 - 2023
Mali 3.81 151 2000 - 2023
Venezuela 3.78 152 2018 - 2023
Kazakhstan 3.77 153 2000 - 2023
Somalia 3.74 154 2013 - 2023
Guinea 3.69 155 2000 - 2023
DR Congo 3.68 156 2000 - 2023
Eritrea 3.68 157 2000 - 2023
Sri Lanka 3.68 158 2000 - 2023
Fiji 3.62 159 2000 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 3.5 160 2000 - 2023
Oman 3.49 161 2000 - 2023
Ivory Coast 3.43 162 2000 - 2023
Madagascar 3.43 163 2000 - 2023
Benin 3.34 164 2000 - 2023
India 3.34 165 2000 - 2023
R. of Congo 3.3 166 2000 - 2023
Haiti 3.19 167 2000 - 2023
Gabon 3.13 168 2000 - 2023
Monaco 3.12 169 2000 - 2023
Tanzania 3.05 170 2000 - 2023
Ghana 2.95 171 2000 - 2023
Zimbabwe 2.93 172 2010 - 2023
Gambia 2.89 173 2000 - 2023
Papua N.G. 2.87 174 2000 - 2023
Sudan 2.85 175 2000 - 2023
Ethiopia 2.8 176 2000 - 2023
Syria 2.71 177 2000 - 2023
Indonesia 2.7 178 2000 - 2023
Angola 2.55 179 2000 - 2023
Pakistan 2.52 180 2000 - 2023
Qatar 2.52 181 2000 - 2023
Guyana 2.47 182 2000 - 2023
Djibouti 2.28 183 2000 - 2023
Brunei 2.23 184 2000 - 2023
Bangladesh 2.17 185 2000 - 2023
Laos 1.33 186 2000 - 2023


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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.

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1. Tuvalu
2. USA
3. Afghanistan
4. Liberia
5. Micronesia
6. Lesotho
7. Germany
8. Switzerland
9. France
10. Canada
11. Austria
12. Sweden
13. UK
14. Kiribati
15. Palau
16. Belgium
17. Japan
18. Palestine
19. C.A. Republic
20. Finland
21. Australia
22. Argentina
23. Chile
24. New Zealand
25. Portugal
26. Netherlands
27. Brazil
28. Yemen
29. Montenegro
30. Denmark
31. Namibia
32. Norway
33. Armenia
34. Slovenia
35. El Salvador
36. Maldives
37. Spain
38. Burundi
39. Uruguay
40. Bosnia & Herz.
41. South Africa
42. Malta
43. G.-Bissau
44. Iceland
45. South Korea
46. Mozambique
47. Czechia
48. Italy
49. Greece
50. Paraguay
51. Panama
52. Nicaragua
53. Colombia
54. Cyprus
55. Serbia
56. Tunisia
57. Bulgaria
58. Libya
59. Burkina Faso
60. Honduras
61. Andorra
62. Jordan
63. Jamaica
64. Ecuador
65. Tr.&Tobago
66. Swaziland
67. Estonia
68. Tajikistan
69. North Macedonia
70. Tonga
71. Slovakia
72. Lithuania
73. Latvia
74. Croatia
75. Poland
76. Israel
77. Belarus
78. Albania
79. Russia
80. Bolivia
81. Costa Rica
82. Georgia
83. Guatemala
84. Samoa
85. Moldova
86. Uzbekistan
87. San Marino
88. Ireland
89. Comoros
90. Malawi
91. Hungary
92. Bahamas
93. Botswana
94. Nepal
95. Togo
96. Mongolia
97. Morocco
98. Iran
99. Zambia
100. China
101. Cape Verde
102. Luxembourg
103. S.T.&Principe
104. Liechtenstein
105. Romania
106. Saudi Arabia
107. Peru
108. Lebanon
109. Mauritius
110. Iraq
111. Mexico
112. Turkmenistan
113. Suriname
114. Barbados
115. Solomon Isl.
116. Rwanda
117. Philippines
118. Dominica
119. Chad
120. UA Emirates
121. Kuwait
122. Egypt
123. Saint Lucia
124. Sierra Leone
125. Grenada
126. Cambodia
127. Domin. Rep.
128. Vietnam
129. Cameroon
130. Thailand
131. Kyrgyzstan
132. Singapore
133. Seychelles
134. Burma
135. St. Vincent & ...
136. Bhutan
137. Algeria
138. Kenya
139. Mauritania
140. Senegal
141. Turkey
142. Azerbaijan
143. Uganda
144. Nigeria
145. Belize
146. Vanuatu
147. Niger
148. Bahrain
149. Malaysia
150. Ant.& Barb.
151. Mali
152. Venezuela
153. Kazakhstan
154. Somalia
155. Guinea
156. DR Congo
157. Eritrea
158. Sri Lanka
159. Fiji
160. Eq. Guinea
161. Oman
162. Ivory Coast
163. Madagascar
164. Benin
165. India
166. R. of Congo
167. Haiti
168. Gabon
169. Monaco
170. Tanzania
171. Ghana
172. Zimbabwe
173. Gambia
174. Papua N.G.
175. Sudan
176. Ethiopia
177. Syria
178. Indonesia
179. Angola
180. Pakistan
181. Qatar
182. Guyana
183. Djibouti
184. Brunei
185. Bangladesh
186. Laos
27.09
16.69
14.99
13.01
12.88
12.61
11.74
11.69
11.52
11.19
11.15
11.15
10.99
10.95
10.85
10.80
10.74
10.73
10.66
10.47
10.40
10.27
10.17
10.13
10.03
9.83
9.73
9.70
9.65
9.56
9.48
9.43
9.32
9.30
9.29
9.25
9.22
9.09
9.02
8.92
8.91
8.84
8.82
8.71
8.57
8.50
8.43
8.41
8.39
8.36
8.33
8.30
8.16
8.12
8.03
7.99
7.92
7.81
7.80
7.71
7.70
7.66
7.60
7.56
7.53
7.50
7.47
7.44
7.43
7.36
7.35
7.32
7.28
7.15
7.14
7.10
7.08
7.05
7.04
6.92
6.87
6.86
6.80
6.78
6.74
6.74
6.61
6.58
6.55
6.53
6.37
6.30
6.26
6.16
6.11
6.07
6.06
6.03
5.98
5.94
5.85
5.79
5.77
5.71
5.71
5.69
5.64
5.57
5.57
5.53
5.50
5.50
5.41
5.40
5.36
5.13
5.10
5.01
5.00
4.97
4.96
4.88
4.73
4.72
4.65
4.62
4.60
4.56
4.55
4.54
4.50
4.49
4.48
4.46
4.44
4.42
4.35
4.35
4.34
4.32
4.28
4.27
4.24
4.19
4.15
4.12
4.05
4.00
3.96
3.91
3.81
3.78
3.77
3.74
3.69
3.68
3.68
3.68
3.62
3.50
3.49
3.43
3.43
3.34
3.34
3.30
3.19
3.13
3.12
3.05
2.95
2.93
2.89
2.87
2.85
2.80
2.71
2.70
2.55
2.52
2.52
2.47
2.28
2.23
2.17
1.33
0
6.8
13.5
20.3
27.09


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