Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — G7

Health share of government spending in the G7 in 2023 — 18.48%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.73 pp.

2023 18.48% −1.05 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 19.53%2022
Period minimum 14.75%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — G7, 2000–2023141618202000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 14.75%2001: 15.18%2002: 15.53%2003: 15.69%2004: 16.14%2005: 16.36%2006: 16.56%2007: 16.65%2008: 16.62%2009: 16.68%2010: 16.79%2011: 17.4%2012: 17.6%2013: 17.9%2014: 18.32%2015: 18.66%2016: 18.86%2017: 19.04%2018: 19.09%2019: 19.18%2020: 18.58%2021: 19.37%2022: 19.53%2023: 18.48%
Change over the period: +3.73 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 18.48%
World computed 10.81%
Health share of government spending — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 18.48 −1.05 pp
2022 19.53 +0.17 pp
2021 19.37 +0.78 pp
2020 18.58 −0.6 pp
2019 19.18 +0.08 pp
2018 19.09 +0.06 pp
2017 19.04 +0.18 pp
2016 18.86 +0.19 pp
2015 18.66 +0.34 pp
2014 18.32 +0.42 pp
2013 17.9 +0.3 pp
2012 17.6 +0.2 pp
2011 17.4 +0.6 pp
2010 16.79 +0.12 pp
2009 16.68 +0.06 pp
2008 16.62 −0.02 pp
2007 16.65 +0.09 pp
2006 16.56 +0.2 pp
2005 16.36 +0.22 pp
2004 16.14 +0.45 pp
2003 15.69 +0.16 pp
2002 15.53 +0.35 pp
2001 15.18 +0.42 pp
2000 14.75

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.