Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in the United Kingdom in 2023 — 8.99%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.57 pp.
2000–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.99 | −0.12 pp |
| 2022 | 9.11 | −1.01 pp |
| 2021 | 10.12 | −0.06 pp |
| 2020 | 10.18 | +2.22 pp |
| 2019 | 7.96 | +0.18 pp |
| 2018 | 7.78 | +0.05 pp |
| 2017 | 7.73 | −0.18 pp |
| 2016 | 7.91 | +0 pp |
| 2015 | 7.91 | −0.03 pp |
| 2014 | 7.94 | −0 pp |
| 2013 | 7.94 | −0.07 pp |
| 2012 | 8.01 | +0 pp |
| 2011 | 8.01 | −0.02 pp |
| 2010 | 8.03 | −0.11 pp |
| 2009 | 8.14 | +0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 7.34 | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 7.05 | +0.01 pp |
| 2006 | 7.04 | +0.22 pp |
| 2005 | 6.81 | +0.14 pp |
| 2004 | 6.67 | +0.36 pp |
| 2003 | 6.31 | +0.27 pp |
| 2002 | 6.04 | +0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 5.64 | +0.22 pp |
| 2000 | 5.42 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Sweden
9.6
United Kingdom
8.99
Finland
8.5
Norway
8.12
Denmark
7.96
Iceland
7.28
Estonia
5.66
Ireland
5.04
Lithuania
4.76
Latvia
4.33
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.