Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — G20

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in the G20 in 2023 — 6.55%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.4 pp.

2023 6.55% −0.18 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 7.34%2020
Period minimum 5.16%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — G20, 2000–202356782000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5.16%2001: 5.39%2002: 5.59%2003: 5.72%2004: 5.73%2005: 5.7%2006: 5.69%2007: 5.62%2008: 5.73%2009: 6.24%2010: 6.03%2011: 6.03%2012: 6.02%2013: 5.98%2014: 6.09%2015: 6.24%2016: 6.3%2017: 6.2%2018: 6.17%2019: 6.27%2020: 7.34%2021: 6.91%2022: 6.73%2023: 6.55%
Change over the period: +1.4 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 6.55%
World 6.14%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.55 −0.18 pp
2022 6.73 −0.18 pp
2021 6.91 −0.43 pp
2020 7.34 +1.07 pp
2019 6.27 +0.1 pp
2018 6.17 −0.03 pp
2017 6.2 −0.1 pp
2016 6.3 +0.06 pp
2015 6.24 +0.15 pp
2014 6.09 +0.12 pp
2013 5.98 −0.04 pp
2012 6.02 −0.01 pp
2011 6.03 −0 pp
2010 6.03 −0.21 pp
2009 6.24 +0.51 pp
2008 5.73 +0.11 pp
2007 5.62 −0.07 pp
2006 5.69 −0.01 pp
2005 5.7 −0.03 pp
2004 5.73 +0.01 pp
2003 5.72 +0.12 pp
2002 5.59 +0.21 pp
2001 5.39 +0.23 pp
2000 5.16

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.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.