Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — NATO

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in NATO in 2023 — 8.32%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.53 pp.

2023 8.32% −0.22 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 9.57%2020
Period minimum 5.79%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — NATO, 2000–202356789102000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5.79%2001: 6.09%2002: 6.38%2003: 6.56%2004: 6.6%2005: 6.63%2006: 6.69%2007: 6.69%2008: 6.93%2009: 7.59%2010: 7.56%2011: 7.5%2012: 7.51%2013: 7.53%2014: 7.68%2015: 7.86%2016: 7.96%2017: 7.92%2018: 7.92%2019: 8.01%2020: 9.57%2021: 9.05%2022: 8.53%2023: 8.32%
Change over the period: +2.53 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

NATO 8.32%
World 6.14%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 8.32 −0.22 pp
2022 8.53 −0.52 pp
2021 9.05 −0.52 pp
2020 9.57 +1.57 pp
2019 8.01 +0.09 pp
2018 7.92 +0 pp
2017 7.92 −0.04 pp
2016 7.96 +0.1 pp
2015 7.86 +0.18 pp
2014 7.68 +0.15 pp
2013 7.53 +0.03 pp
2012 7.51 +0.01 pp
2011 7.5 −0.06 pp
2010 7.56 −0.03 pp
2009 7.59 +0.66 pp
2008 6.93 +0.24 pp
2007 6.69 +0 pp
2006 6.69 +0.06 pp
2005 6.63 +0.03 pp
2004 6.6 +0.04 pp
2003 6.56 +0.18 pp
2002 6.38 +0.29 pp
2001 6.09 +0.3 pp
2000 5.79

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.