Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — World

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in the world in 2023 — 6.14%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.19 pp.

2023 6.14% −0.11 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 6.84%2020
Period minimum 4.95%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — World, 2000–20234.555.566.572000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4.95%2001: 5.16%2002: 5.35%2003: 5.49%2004: 5.48%2005: 5.43%2006: 5.38%2007: 5.32%2008: 5.41%2009: 5.91%2010: 5.7%2011: 5.67%2012: 5.64%2013: 5.61%2014: 5.71%2015: 5.85%2016: 5.91%2017: 5.82%2018: 5.78%2019: 5.85%2020: 6.84%2021: 6.49%2022: 6.24%2023: 6.14%
Change over the period: +1.19 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

World 6.14%
World 6.14%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.14 −0.11 pp
2022 6.24 −0.25 pp
2021 6.49 −0.34 pp
2020 6.84 +0.99 pp
2019 5.85 +0.07 pp
2018 5.78 −0.03 pp
2017 5.82 −0.09 pp
2016 5.91 +0.07 pp
2015 5.85 +0.13 pp
2014 5.71 +0.1 pp
2013 5.61 −0.03 pp
2012 5.64 −0.03 pp
2011 5.67 −0.02 pp
2010 5.7 −0.21 pp
2009 5.91 +0.5 pp
2008 5.41 +0.1 pp
2007 5.32 −0.07 pp
2006 5.38 −0.05 pp
2005 5.43 −0.05 pp
2004 5.48 −0.01 pp
2003 5.49 +0.13 pp
2002 5.35 +0.19 pp
2001 5.16 +0.21 pp
2000 4.95

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.