Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Australia

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Australia in 2023 — 10.4%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.81 pp.

2023 10.4% +0.51 pp vs 2022
World rank 24of 192
Period maximum 10.7%2020
Period minimum 7.59%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Australia, 2000–202378910112000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 7.59%2001: 7.67%2002: 7.87%2003: 7.88%2004: 8.08%2005: 7.96%2006: 7.97%2007: 8.05%2008: 8.25%2009: 8.54%2010: 8.42%2011: 8.53%2012: 8.67%2013: 8.75%2014: 9.83%2015: 10.14%2016: 10.09%2017: 10.11%2018: 10.09%2019: 10.25%2020: 10.7%2021: 10.52%2022: 9.89%2023: 10.4%
Change over the period: +2.81 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Australia 10.4%
World 10.06%
Australia and New Zealand computed 10.36%
High-income countries computed 12.55%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.4 +0.51 pp
2022 9.89 −0.62 pp
2021 10.52 −0.19 pp
2020 10.7 +0.45 pp
2019 10.25 +0.17 pp
2018 10.09 −0.02 pp
2017 10.11 +0.02 pp
2016 10.09 −0.05 pp
2015 10.14 +0.31 pp
2014 9.83 +1.08 pp
2013 8.75 +0.08 pp
2012 8.67 +0.14 pp
2011 8.53 +0.11 pp
2010 8.42 −0.12 pp
2009 8.54 +0.3 pp
2008 8.25 +0.2 pp
2007 8.05 +0.08 pp
2006 7.97 +0.01 pp
2005 7.96 −0.12 pp
2004 8.08 +0.21 pp
2003 7.88 +0 pp
2002 7.87 +0.2 pp
2001 7.67 +0.09 pp
2000 7.59

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 10.4 NZ New Zealand 10.13

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.