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Health share of government spending — Australia

Health share of government spending in Australia in 2023 — 21.01%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 6.41 pp.

2023 21.01% +0.76 pp vs 2022
World rank 8of 192
Period maximum 21.01%2023
Period minimum 14.6%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Australia, 2000–202314161820222000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 14.6%2001: 14.71%2002: 15.51%2003: 15.48%2004: 15.95%2005: 15.9%2006: 15.94%2007: 16.49%2008: 15.61%2009: 15.88%2010: 16.11%2011: 16.32%2012: 16.19%2013: 15.4%2014: 17.64%2015: 18.29%2016: 18.54%2017: 18.58%2018: 18.53%2019: 17.13%2020: 17.06%2021: 19.29%2022: 20.25%2023: 21.01%
Change over the period: +6.41 pp Annual average: 0.28 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Australia 21.01%
World computed 10.81%
East Asia & Pacific computed 11.06%
Australia and New Zealand computed 20.11%
High-income countries computed 14.4%
Health share of government spending — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 21.01 +0.76 pp
2022 20.25 +0.96 pp
2021 19.29 +2.23 pp
2020 17.06 −0.06 pp
2019 17.13 −1.4 pp
2018 18.53 −0.06 pp
2017 18.58 +0.04 pp
2016 18.54 +0.25 pp
2015 18.29 +0.65 pp
2014 17.64 +2.24 pp
2013 15.4 −0.79 pp
2012 16.19 −0.14 pp
2011 16.32 +0.21 pp
2010 16.11 +0.23 pp
2009 15.88 +0.27 pp
2008 15.61 −0.88 pp
2007 16.49 +0.55 pp
2006 15.94 +0.04 pp
2005 15.9 −0.04 pp
2004 15.95 +0.47 pp
2003 15.48 −0.03 pp
2002 15.51 +0.81 pp
2001 14.71 +0.11 pp
2000 14.6 —

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

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

AU Australia 21.01 NZ New Zealand 19.21
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

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

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