Health spending as percent of GDP - Country rankings

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Health spending as percent of GDP, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 186 countries was 7.09 percent. The highest value was in Afghanistan: 21.51 percent and the lowest value was in Brunei: 2.15 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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Countries	Health spending as percent of GDP, 2021	Global rank	Available data
Afghanistan	21.51	1	2002 - 2022
Tuvalu	19.55	2	2000 - 2022
USA	17.51	3	2000 - 2022
Palau	14.63	4	2000 - 2022
Liberia	13.84	5	2000 - 2022
Germany	12.9	6	2000 - 2023
Canada	12.42	7	2000 - 2023
Armenia	12.32	8	2000 - 2022
France	12.29	9	2000 - 2022
Austria	12.15	10	2000 - 2023
UK	12.02	11	2000 - 2023
Switzerland	12	12	2000 - 2022
Kiribati	11.65	13	2000 - 2022
Micronesia	11.41	14	2000 - 2022
Japan	11.19	15	2000 - 2022
Netherlands	11.12	16	2000 - 2022
Portugal	11.12	17	2000 - 2023
Sweden	11.1	18	2000 - 2023
Belgium	11.05	19	2000 - 2022
Lesotho	10.81	20	2000 - 2022
Denmark	10.75	21	2000 - 2023
Montenegro	10.55	22	2011 - 2022
Australia	10.43	23	2000 - 2022
Palestine	10.43	24	2000 - 2022
Malta	10.36	25	2000 - 2022
Spain	10.31	26	2000 - 2022
El Salvador	10.13	27	2000 - 2022
Maldives	10.1	28	2000 - 2022
Argentina	10.04	29	2000 - 2022
New Zealand	10.02	30	2000 - 2022
Serbia	10.01	31	2000 - 2022
Finland	9.83	32	2000 - 2022
Norway	9.81	33	2000 - 2022
Iceland	9.79	34	2000 - 2023
Chile	9.69	35	2000 - 2023
Brazil	9.64	36	2000 - 2022
Nicaragua	9.59	37	2000 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz.	9.56	38	2000 - 2022
Cyprus	9.48	39	2000 - 2022
Slovenia	9.48	40	2000 - 2023
Czechia	9.45	41	2000 - 2023
Italy	9.34	42	2000 - 2023
Namibia	9.34	43	2000 - 2022
Greece	9.18	44	2000 - 2022
Honduras	9.16	45	2000 - 2022
C.A. Republic	9.15	46	2000 - 2022
Panama	9.14	47	2000 - 2022
Latvia	9.11	48	2000 - 2022
Colombia	9.02	49	2000 - 2023
Burundi	8.99	50	2000 - 2022
South Korea	8.96	51	2000 - 2023
Uruguay	8.92	52	2000 - 2022
Mozambique	8.87	53	2000 - 2022
South Africa	8.67	54	2000 - 2022
Bulgaria	8.62	55	2000 - 2022
Sierra Leone	8.55	56	2000 - 2022
North Macedonia	8.52	57	2000 - 2022
Tajikistan	8.38	58	2000 - 2022
Andorra	8.33	59	2000 - 2023
Georgia	8.32	60	2000 - 2022
Ecuador	8.21	61	2000 - 2022
Ukraine	8.2	62	2000 - 2021
Bolivia	8.16	63	2000 - 2022
G.-Bissau	8.16	64	2000 - 2022
Paraguay	8.03	65	2000 - 2022
Croatia	8.01	66	2000 - 2022
Barbados	7.94	67	2000 - 2022
S.T.&Principe	7.86	68	2000 - 2022
Lithuania	7.76	69	2000 - 2023
Slovakia	7.76	70	2000 - 2022
Moldova	7.75	71	2000 - 2022
Uzbekistan	7.7	72	2000 - 2022
Israel	7.67	73	2000 - 2022
Malawi	7.63	74	2000 - 2022
Tonga	7.63	75	2000 - 2022
Costa Rica	7.61	76	2000 - 2022
San Marino	7.51	77	2000 - 2022
Estonia	7.48	78	2000 - 2022
Albania	7.4	79	2000 - 2022
Hungary	7.38	80	2000 - 2023
Swaziland	7.38	81	2000 - 2022
Cape Verde	7.32	82	2000 - 2022
Rwanda	7.3	83	2000 - 2022
Mongolia	7.21	84	2000 - 2022
Jordan	7.2	85	2000 - 2022
Jamaica	7.19	86	2000 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago	7.13	87	2000 - 2022
Fiji	7.06	88	2000 - 2023
Bahamas	7.01	89	2000 - 2022
Guatemala	6.98	90	2000 - 2022
Russia	6.98	91	2000 - 2022
Tunisia	6.98	92	2000 - 2022
Samoa	6.81	93	2000 - 2022
Peru	6.68	94	2000 - 2022
Zambia	6.64	95	2000 - 2022
Mauritius	6.62	96	2000 - 2022
Ireland	6.6	97	2000 - 2022
Belarus	6.57	98	2000 - 2022
Romania	6.47	99	2000 - 2022
Poland	6.44	100	2000 - 2023
Comoros	6.43	101	2000 - 2022
Burkina Faso	6.41	102	2000 - 2022
Dominica	6.32	103	2000 - 2022
Botswana	6.31	104	2000 - 2022
Libya	6.21	105	2000 - 2022
Yemen	6.18	106	2000 - 2022
Philippines	5.98	107	2000 - 2023
Saudi Arabia	5.93	108	2000 - 2022
Mexico	5.89	109	2000 - 2022
Burma	5.84	110	2000 - 2022
Niger	5.81	111	2000 - 2022
Iran	5.77	112	2000 - 2022
Saint Lucia	5.68	113	2000 - 2022
Luxembourg	5.66	114	2000 - 2023
Togo	5.62	115	2000 - 2022
Cambodia	5.52	116	2000 - 2022
Morocco	5.52	117	2000 - 2022
Kuwait	5.5	118	2000 - 2022
Turkmenistan	5.49	119	2000 - 2022
Uganda	5.48	120	2000 - 2022
Suriname	5.46	121	2000 - 2022
China	5.38	122	2000 - 2022
St. Vincent & ...	5.36	123	2000 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan	5.35	124	2000 - 2022
Grenada	5.34	125	2000 - 2022
Nepal	5.32	126	2000 - 2022
UA Emirates	5.3	127	2000 - 2022
Iraq	5.25	128	2003 - 2022
Seychelles	5.2	129	2000 - 2022
Singapore	5.17	130	2000 - 2022
Thailand	5.15	131	2000 - 2022
Belize	5.06	132	2000 - 2022
Algeria	5.01	133	2000 - 2022
Ant.& Barb.	4.99	134	2000 - 2022
Solomon Isl.	4.95	135	2000 - 2022
Domin. Rep.	4.92	136	2000 - 2022
Guyana	4.92	137	2000 - 2022
Lebanon	4.86	138	2000 - 2022
Syria	4.71	139	2000 - 2022
Azerbaijan	4.69	140	2000 - 2022
Egypt	4.61	141	2000 - 2022
Kenya	4.57	142	2000 - 2022
Turkey	4.56	143	2000 - 2022
Vanuatu	4.55	144	2000 - 2022
Vietnam	4.54	145	2000 - 2022
Bahrain	4.49	146	2000 - 2022
Senegal	4.44	147	2000 - 2022
Malaysia	4.37	148	2000 - 2022
Oman	4.37	149	2000 - 2022
Cameroon	4.31	150	2000 - 2022
Chad	4.18	151	2000 - 2022
Eritrea	4.18	152	2000 - 2022
Venezuela	4.1	153	2018 - 2022
Nigeria	4.08	154	2000 - 2022
Sri Lanka	4.03	155	2000 - 2022
Kazakhstan	3.92	156	2000 - 2022
Ghana	3.86	157	2000 - 2022
Mauritania	3.78	158	2000 - 2022
Ivory Coast	3.76	159	2000 - 2022
Guinea	3.72	160	2000 - 2022
Indonesia	3.71	161	2000 - 2022
DR Congo	3.68	162	2000 - 2022
Monaco	3.67	163	2000 - 2022
Madagascar	3.5	164	2000 - 2022
R. of Congo	3.49	165	2000 - 2022
Mali	3.47	166	2000 - 2022
Tanzania	3.47	167	2000 - 2022
Haiti	3.44	168	2000 - 2022
Eq. Guinea	3.39	169	2000 - 2022
India	3.35	170	2000 - 2022
Ethiopia	3.21	171	2000 - 2022
Gambia	3.19	172	2000 - 2022
Angola	3.09	173	2000 - 2022
Bhutan	3.07	174	2000 - 2022
Pakistan	2.99	175	2000 - 2022
Djibouti	2.89	176	2000 - 2022
Qatar	2.89	177	2000 - 2022
Sudan	2.83	178	2000 - 2022
Zimbabwe	2.79	179	2010 - 2022
Laos	2.74	180	2000 - 2022
Gabon	2.69	181	2000 - 2022
Benin	2.58	182	2000 - 2022
Somalia	2.57	183	2013 - 2022
Bangladesh	2.37	184	2000 - 2022
Papua N.G.	2.34	185	2000 - 2022
Brunei	2.15	186	2000 - 2022

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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. Afghanistan

2. Tuvalu

3. USA

4. Palau

5. Liberia

6. Germany

7. Canada

8. Armenia

9. France

10. Austria

11. UK

12. Switzerland

13. Kiribati

14. Micronesia

15. Japan

16. Netherlands

17. Portugal

18. Sweden

19. Belgium

20. Lesotho

21. Denmark

22. Montenegro

23. Australia

24. Palestine

25. Malta

26. Spain

27. El Salvador

28. Maldives

29. Argentina

30. New Zealand

31. Serbia

32. Finland

33. Norway

34. Iceland

35. Chile

36. Brazil

37. Nicaragua

38. Bosnia & Herz.

39. Cyprus

40. Slovenia

41. Czechia

42. Italy

43. Namibia

44. Greece

45. Honduras

46. C.A. Republic

47. Panama

48. Latvia

49. Colombia

50. Burundi

51. South Korea

52. Uruguay

53. Mozambique

54. South Africa

55. Bulgaria

56. Sierra Leone

57. North Macedonia

58. Tajikistan

59. Andorra

60. Georgia

61. Ecuador

62. Ukraine

63. Bolivia

64. G.-Bissau

65. Paraguay

66. Croatia

67. Barbados

68. S.T.&Principe

69. Lithuania

70. Slovakia

71. Moldova

72. Uzbekistan

73. Israel

74. Malawi

75. Tonga

76. Costa Rica

77. San Marino

78. Estonia

79. Albania

80. Hungary

81. Swaziland

82. Cape Verde

83. Rwanda

84. Mongolia

85. Jordan

86. Jamaica

87. Tr.&Tobago

88. Fiji

89. Bahamas

90. Guatemala

91. Russia

92. Tunisia

93. Samoa

94. Peru

95. Zambia

96. Mauritius

97. Ireland

98. Belarus

99. Romania

100. Poland

101. Comoros

102. Burkina Faso

103. Dominica

104. Botswana

105. Libya

106. Yemen

107. Philippines

108. Saudi Arabia

109. Mexico

110. Burma

111. Niger

112. Iran

113. Saint Lucia

114. Luxembourg

115. Togo

116. Cambodia

117. Morocco

118. Kuwait

119. Turkmenistan

120. Uganda

121. Suriname

122. China

123. St. Vincent & ...

124. Kyrgyzstan

125. Grenada

126. Nepal

127. UA Emirates

128. Iraq

129. Seychelles

130. Singapore

131. Thailand

132. Belize

133. Algeria

134. Ant.& Barb.

135. Solomon Isl.

136. Domin. Rep.

137. Guyana

138. Lebanon

139. Syria

140. Azerbaijan

141. Egypt

142. Kenya

143. Turkey

144. Vanuatu

145. Vietnam

146. Bahrain

147. Senegal

148. Malaysia

149. Oman

150. Cameroon

151. Chad

152. Eritrea

153. Venezuela

154. Nigeria

155. Sri Lanka

156. Kazakhstan

157. Ghana

158. Mauritania

159. Ivory Coast

160. Guinea

161. Indonesia

162. DR Congo

163. Monaco

164. Madagascar

165. R. of Congo

166. Mali

167. Tanzania

168. Haiti

169. Eq. Guinea

170. India

171. Ethiopia

172. Gambia

173. Angola

174. Bhutan

175. Pakistan

176. Djibouti

177. Qatar

178. Sudan

179. Zimbabwe

180. Laos

181. Gabon

182. Benin

183. Somalia

184. Bangladesh

185. Papua N.G.

186. Brunei

21.51

19.55

17.51

14.63

13.84

12.90

12.42

12.32

12.29

12.15

12.02

12.00

11.65

11.41

11.19

11.12

11.10

11.05

10.81

10.75

10.55

10.43

10.36

10.31

10.13

10.10

10.04

10.02

10.01

9.83

9.81

9.79

9.69

9.64

9.59

9.56

9.48

9.45

9.34

9.18

9.16

9.15

9.14

9.11

9.02

8.99

8.96

8.92

8.87

8.67

8.62

8.55

8.52

8.38

8.33

8.32

8.21

8.20

8.16

8.03

8.01

7.94

7.86

7.76

7.75

7.70

7.67

7.63

7.61

7.51

7.48

7.40

7.38

7.32

7.30

7.21

7.20

7.19

7.13

7.06

7.01

6.98

6.81

6.68

6.64

6.62

6.60

6.57

6.47

6.44

6.43

6.41

6.32

6.31

6.21

6.18

5.98

5.93

5.89

5.84

5.81

5.77

5.68

5.66

5.62

5.52

5.50

5.49

5.48

5.46

5.38

5.36

5.35

5.34

5.32

5.30

5.25

5.20

5.17

5.15

5.06

5.01

4.99

4.95

4.92

4.86

4.71

4.69

4.61

4.57

4.56

4.55

4.54

4.49

4.44

4.37

4.31

4.18

4.10

4.08

4.03

3.92

3.86

3.78

3.76

3.72

3.71

3.68

3.67

3.50

3.49

3.47

3.44

3.39

3.35

3.21

3.19

3.09

3.07

2.99

2.89

2.83

2.79

2.74

2.69

2.58

2.57

2.37

2.34

2.15

5.4

10.8

16.1

21.51

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