Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — G7

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in the G7 in 2023 — 8.77%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.92 pp.

2023 8.77% −0.38 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 10.06%2020
Period minimum 5.85%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — G7, 2000–202346810122000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5.85%2001: 6.14%2002: 6.42%2003: 6.58%2004: 6.65%2005: 6.73%2006: 6.82%2007: 6.87%2008: 7.12%2009: 7.78%2010: 7.79%2011: 7.97%2012: 8%2013: 8.01%2014: 8.16%2015: 8.32%2016: 8.42%2017: 8.39%2018: 8.39%2019: 8.49%2020: 10.06%2021: 9.62%2022: 9.15%2023: 8.77%
Change over the period: +2.92 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 8.77%
World 6.14%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 8.77 −0.38 pp
2022 9.15 −0.46 pp
2021 9.62 −0.45 pp
2020 10.06 +1.58 pp
2019 8.49 +0.1 pp
2018 8.39 −0 pp
2017 8.39 −0.03 pp
2016 8.42 +0.1 pp
2015 8.32 +0.16 pp
2014 8.16 +0.15 pp
2013 8.01 +0.01 pp
2012 8 +0.03 pp
2011 7.97 +0.18 pp
2010 7.79 +0.01 pp
2009 7.78 +0.65 pp
2008 7.12 +0.25 pp
2007 6.87 +0.05 pp
2006 6.82 +0.09 pp
2005 6.73 +0.08 pp
2004 6.65 +0.08 pp
2003 6.58 +0.16 pp
2002 6.42 +0.27 pp
2001 6.14 +0.3 pp
2000 5.85

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.