Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in North America in 2023 — 8.92%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.35 pp.
2000–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.92 | −0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 9.02 | −0.55 pp |
| 2021 | 9.57 | −0.9 pp |
| 2020 | 10.47 | +1.95 pp |
| 2019 | 8.53 | +0.08 pp |
| 2018 | 8.45 | −0.01 pp |
| 2017 | 8.46 | −0.04 pp |
| 2016 | 8.5 | +0.13 pp |
| 2015 | 8.37 | +0.26 pp |
| 2014 | 8.11 | +0.26 pp |
| 2013 | 7.85 | +0.02 pp |
| 2012 | 7.83 | −0.04 pp |
| 2011 | 7.87 | −0.02 pp |
| 2010 | 7.89 | +0.05 pp |
| 2009 | 7.84 | +0.67 pp |
| 2008 | 7.17 | +0.29 pp |
| 2007 | 6.88 | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 6.78 | +0.16 pp |
| 2005 | 6.63 | +0.02 pp |
| 2004 | 6.61 | +0.08 pp |
| 2003 | 6.53 | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 6.33 | +0.34 pp |
| 2001 | 5.99 | +0.41 pp |
| 2000 | 5.57 | — |
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.
What part of all government spending a country directs to health.
Healthcare Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
Healthcare Out-of-pocket health expenditureWhat share of medical spending people pay out of their own pocket at the point of care.
Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.