Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in the United States in 2023 — 9.01%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.46 pp.
2000–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.01 | −0.11 pp |
| 2022 | 9.12 | −0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 9.62 | −0.92 pp |
| 2020 | 10.54 | +1.94 pp |
| 2019 | 8.6 | +0.08 pp |
| 2018 | 8.52 | −0.01 pp |
| 2017 | 8.53 | −0.03 pp |
| 2016 | 8.56 | +0.13 pp |
| 2015 | 8.43 | +0.23 pp |
| 2014 | 8.2 | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 7.9 | +0.03 pp |
| 2012 | 7.87 | −0.06 pp |
| 2011 | 7.93 | +0 pp |
| 2010 | 7.93 | +0.06 pp |
| 2009 | 7.87 | +0.65 pp |
| 2008 | 7.22 | +0.31 pp |
| 2007 | 6.91 | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 6.81 | +0.18 pp |
| 2005 | 6.63 | +0.02 pp |
| 2004 | 6.61 | +0.09 pp |
| 2003 | 6.52 | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 6.33 | +0.36 pp |
| 2001 | 5.97 | +0.43 pp |
| 2000 | 5.54 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United States
9.01
Canada
7.87
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.