Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — World

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in the world in 2023 — 10.06%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.46 pp.

2023 10.06% +0.05 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 10.75%2020
Period minimum 8.6%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — World, 2000–20238910112000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 8.6%2001: 8.99%2002: 9.33%2003: 9.48%2004: 9.37%2005: 9.3%2006: 9.22%2007: 9.06%2008: 9.05%2009: 9.79%2010: 9.45%2011: 9.31%2012: 9.32%2013: 9.29%2014: 9.39%2015: 9.66%2016: 9.79%2017: 9.67%2018: 9.58%2019: 9.69%2020: 10.75%2021: 10.29%2022: 10.01%2023: 10.06%
Change over the period: +1.46 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

World 10.06%
World 10.06%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.06 +0.05 pp
2022 10.01 −0.29 pp
2021 10.29 −0.45 pp
2020 10.75 +1.05 pp
2019 9.69 +0.12 pp
2018 9.58 −0.09 pp
2017 9.67 −0.12 pp
2016 9.79 +0.12 pp
2015 9.66 +0.27 pp
2014 9.39 +0.1 pp
2013 9.29 −0.03 pp
2012 9.32 +0.01 pp
2011 9.31 −0.14 pp
2010 9.45 −0.33 pp
2009 9.79 +0.73 pp
2008 9.05 −0 pp
2007 9.06 −0.16 pp
2006 9.22 −0.09 pp
2005 9.3 −0.07 pp
2004 9.37 −0.11 pp
2003 9.48 +0.15 pp
2002 9.33 +0.35 pp
2001 8.99 +0.39 pp
2000 8.6

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.