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Government health expenditure (% of GDP)

How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.

Unit: % of GDP Period: 2000–2024 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Source: WHO · About the indicator
Average: 3.73% Countries: 193

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2024.

Government health expenditure (% of GDP), 2021–2024

Top-20 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP), 2021–202405101520TuvaluTuvalu: 19.72%19.72NauruNauru: 15.23%15.23Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands: 10.06%10.06SwedenSweden: 9.6%9.6GermanyGermany: 9.29%9.29JapanJapan: 9.11%9.11United StatesUnited States: 9.01%9.01United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 8.99%8.99KiribatiKiribati: 8.59%8.59AustriaAustria: 8.53%8.53FinlandFinland: 8.5%8.5NorwayNorway: 8.12%8.12BelgiumBelgium: 7.96%7.96CanadaCanada: 7.94%7.94FranceFrance: 7.89%7.89New ZealandNew Zealand: 7.87%7.87DenmarkDenmark: 7.83%7.83CubaCuba: 7.83%7.83AustraliaAustralia: 7.66%7.66Timor-LesteTimor-Leste: 7.46%7.46
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — 2021–2024 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 TV Tuvalu 19.72 2023 1
2 NR Nauru 15.23 2023 2
3 MH Marshall Islands 10.06 2023 3
4 SE Sweden 9.6 2023 4
5 DE Germany 9.29 2023 5
6 JP Japan 9.11 2023 6
7 US United States 9.01 2023 7
8 GB United Kingdom 8.99 2023 8
9 KI Kiribati 8.59 2023 9
10 AT Austria 8.53 2023 10
11 FI Finland 8.5 2023 11
12 NO Norway 8.12 2023 12
13 BE Belgium 7.96 2023 13
14 CA Canada 7.94 2024 14
15 FR France 7.89 2024 15
16 NZ New Zealand 7.87 2023 16
17 DK Denmark 7.83 2024 17
18 CU Cuba 7.83 2023 18
19 AU Australia 7.66 2023 19
20 TL Timor-Leste 7.46 2023 20
21 MV Maldives 7.3 2023 21
22 IS Iceland 7.28 2023 22
23 CZ Czechia 7.11 2023 23
24 SI Slovenia 6.8 2023 24
25 ES Spain 6.75 2023 25
26 NL Netherlands 6.72 2023 26
27 ME Montenegro 6.69 2023 27
28 PW Palau 6.61 2023 28
29 UY Uruguay 6.53 2023 29
30 LY Libya 6.26 2023 30
31 CY Cyprus 6.23 2023 31
32 AR Argentina 6.18 2023 32
33 PT Portugal 6.16 2023 33
34 IT Italy 6.14 2023 34
35 HR Croatia 6 2023 35
36 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 2023 36
37 LS Lesotho 5.84 2023 37
38 MT Malta 5.84 2023 38
39 SK Slovakia 5.8 2023 39
40 SM San Marino 5.74 2023 40
41 CO Colombia 5.68 2024 41
42 EE Estonia 5.66 2023 42
43 SV El Salvador 5.62 2023 43
44 NA Namibia 5.55 2023 44
45 PL Poland 5.5 2023 45
46 ZA South Africa 5.49 2023 46
47 AD Andorra 5.45 2023 47
48 RS Serbia 5.26 2023 48
49 LU Luxembourg 5.12 2024 49
50 CL Chile 5.11 2024 50
51 IE Ireland 5.04 2023 51
52 BG Bulgaria 4.97 2023 52
53 RU Russia 4.93 2023 53
54 KR South Korea 4.91 2024 54
55 JM Jamaica 4.89 2023 55
56 NI Nicaragua 4.77 2023 56
57 LT Lithuania 4.76 2023 57
58 BY Belarus 4.73 2023 58
59 BW Botswana 4.72 2023 59
60 WS Samoa 4.69 2023 60
61 MD Moldova 4.69 2023 61
62 EC Ecuador 4.68 2023 62
63 HU Hungary 4.67 2023 63
64 BO Bolivia 4.66 2023 64
65 PY Paraguay 4.63 2023 65
66 IL Israel 4.63 2023 66
67 CR Costa Rica 4.61 2023 67
68 PS Palestine 4.45 2023 68
69 SA Saudi Arabia 4.42 2023 69
70 KW Kuwait 4.39 2023 70
71 RO Romania 4.33 2023 71
72 LV Latvia 4.33 2023 72
73 TN Tunisia 4.32 2023 73
74 BR Brazil 4.29 2023 74
75 MK North Macedonia 4.28 2023 75
76 UA Ukraine 4.28 2021 76
77 PA Panama 4.27 2023 77
78 GR Greece 4.25 2023 78
79 LI Liechtenstein 3.95 2023 79
80 CH Switzerland 3.87 2023 80
81 TT Trinidad and Tobago 3.64 2023 81
82 PE Peru 3.58 2023 82
83 TH Thailand 3.53 2023 83
84 AL Albania 3.5 2023 84
85 JO Jordan 3.45 2023 85
86 MA Morocco 3.43 2023 86
87 CV Cabo Verde 3.43 2023 87
88 TO Tonga 3.4 2023 88
89 CN China 3.39 2023 89
90 SB Solomon Islands 3.37 2023 90
91 DM Dominica 3.36 2023 91
92 SR Suriname 3.35 2023 92
93 AE United Arab Emirates 3.32 2023 93
94 TR Türkiye 3.25 2023 94
95 SZ Eswatini 3.2 2023 95
96 BS Bahamas 3.19 2023 96
97 SC Seychelles 3.15 2023 97
98 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.11 2023 98
99 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.07 2023 99
100 OM Oman 2.98 2023 100
101 DO Dominican Republic 2.95 2023 101
102 BT Bhutan 2.94 2023 102
103 IR Iran 2.82 2023 103
104 MN Mongolia 2.73 2023 104
105 FJ Fiji 2.7 2023 105
106 BZ Belize 2.7 2023 106
107 MX Mexico 2.68 2023 107
108 MC Monaco 2.67 2023 108
109 SG Singapore 2.63 2023 109
110 IQ Iraq 2.55 2023 110
111 KZ Kazakhstan 2.48 2023 111
112 MU Mauritius 2.47 2023 112
113 HN Honduras 2.46 2023 113
114 BF Burkina Faso 2.45 2023 114
115 GT Guatemala 2.44 2023 115
116 ZM Zambia 2.43 2023 116
117 RW Rwanda 2.41 2023 117
118 KG Kyrgyzstan 2.4 2023 118
119 UZ Uzbekistan 2.38 2023 119
120 LC Saint Lucia 2.38 2023 120
121 BH Bahrain 2.37 2023 121
122 VU Vanuatu 2.33 2023 122
123 GE Georgia 2.31 2023 123
124 DZ Algeria 2.31 2023 124
125 AG Antigua and Barbuda 2.31 2023 125
126 BB Barbados 2.25 2023 126
127 MZ Mozambique 2.25 2023 127
128 PH Philippines 2.16 2023 128
129 ST Sao Tome and Principe 2.13 2023 129
130 LB Lebanon 2.11 2023 130
131 PG Papua New Guinea 2.1 2023 131
132 GD Grenada 2.1 2023 132
133 QA Qatar 2.1 2023 133
134 BN Brunei Darussalam 2.06 2023 134
135 GA Gabon 2.06 2023 135
136 VN Vietnam 2.02 2023 136
137 MY Malaysia 1.98 2023 137
138 KE Kenya 1.95 2023 138
139 NP Nepal 1.93 2023 139
140 TJ Tajikistan 1.9 2023 140
141 GH Ghana 1.86 2023 141
142 FM Micronesia 1.83 2023 142
143 GY Guyana 1.73 2023 143
144 EG Egypt 1.58 2023 144
145 CF Central African Republic 1.53 2023 145
146 MR Mauritania 1.48 2023 146
147 AM Armenia 1.46 2023 147
148 ID Indonesia 1.45 2023 148
149 CI Côte d'Ivoire 1.4 2023 149
150 AZ Azerbaijan 1.39 2023 150
151 ML Mali 1.35 2023 151
152 BI Burundi 1.34 2023 152
153 IN India 1.3 2023 153
154 LR Liberia 1.3 2023 154
155 GM Gambia 1.3 2023 155
156 TD Chad 1.26 2023 156
157 KH Cambodia 1.24 2023 157
158 LK Sri Lanka 1.24 2023 158
159 VE Venezuela 1.2 2023 159
160 SN Senegal 1.19 2023 160
161 AO Angola 1.13 2023 161
162 GQ Equatorial Guinea 1.13 2023 162
163 CG Republic of the Congo 1.12 2023 163
164 DJ Djibouti 1.05 2023 164
165 MG Madagascar 0.99 2023 165
166 NE Niger 0.97 2023 166
167 TZ Tanzania 0.97 2023 167
168 ZW Zimbabwe 0.95 2023 168
169 TM Turkmenistan 0.94 2023 169
170 GW Guinea-Bissau 0.94 2023 170
171 UG Uganda 0.92 2023 171
172 PK Pakistan 0.9 2023 172
173 ER Eritrea 0.85 2023 173
174 KM Comoros 0.85 2023 174
175 MW Malawi 0.84 2023 175
176 YE Yemen 0.82 2023 176
177 GN Guinea 0.81 2023 177
178 SL Sierra Leone 0.79 2023 178
179 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.69 2023 179
180 TG Togo 0.68 2023 180
181 CM Cameroon 0.67 2023 181
182 ET Ethiopia 0.61 2023 182
183 NG Nigeria 0.6 2023 183
184 SD Sudan 0.59 2023 184
185 SO Somalia 0.53 2023 185
186 LA Laos 0.53 2023 186
187 SS South Sudan 0.5 2023 187
188 MM Myanmar 0.5 2023 188
189 BJ Benin 0.49 2023 189
190 SY Syria 0.4 2023 190
191 BD Bangladesh 0.31 2023 191
192 HT Haiti 0.3 2023 192
193 AF Afghanistan 0.25 2023 193
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Maximum 19.72%
Median 3.15%
Minimum 0.25%
World 6.14%

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
% of GDP
Observation period
2000–2024
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory

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