27.1%
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · World Bank WDI · 2023
Current health expenditure (% of GDP)
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6.3%
Bahamas, The
1.3%
Lao PDR
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Current health expenditure (% of GDP) by country in 2023
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| Rank | Country | % of GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu TUV · East Asia & Pacific | 27.1% |
| 2 | Naoero NRU · East Asia & Pacific | 18.2% |
| 3 | United States USA · North America | 16.7% |
| 4 | Afghanistan AFG · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15% |
| 5 | Marshall Islands MHL · East Asia & Pacific | 13.4% |
| 6 | Liberia LBR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 13% |
| 7 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. FSM · East Asia & Pacific | 12.9% |
| 8 | Lesotho LSO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.6% |
| 9 | Germany DEU · Europe & Central Asia | 11.7% |
| 10 | Switzerland CHE · Europe & Central Asia | 11.7% |
| 11 | South Sudan SSD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.6% |
| 12 | France FRA · Europe & Central Asia | 11.5% |
| 13 | Canada CAN · North America | 11.2% |
| 14 | Austria AUT · Europe & Central Asia | 11.2% |
| 15 | Sweden SWE · Europe & Central Asia | 11.2% |
| 16 | United Kingdom GBR · Europe & Central Asia | 11% |
| 17 | Kiribati KIR · East Asia & Pacific | 10.9% |
| 18 | Palau PLW · East Asia & Pacific | 10.8% |
| 19 | Belgium BEL · Europe & Central Asia | 10.8% |
| 20 | Japan JPN · East Asia & Pacific | 10.7% |
| 21 | West Bank and Gaza PSE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.7% |
| 22 | Central African Republic CAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.7% |
| 23 | Finland FIN · Europe & Central Asia | 10.5% |
| 24 | Australia AUS · East Asia & Pacific | 10.4% |
| 25 | Argentina ARG · Latin America & Caribbean | 10.3% |
| 26 | Chile CHL · Latin America & Caribbean | 10.2% |
| 27 | New Zealand NZL · East Asia & Pacific | 10.1% |
| 28 | Portugal PRT · Europe & Central Asia | 10% |
| 29 | Netherlands NLD · Europe & Central Asia | 9.8% |
| 30 | Brazil BRA · Latin America & Caribbean | 9.7% |
| 31 | Yemen, Rep. YEM · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.7% |
| 32 | Montenegro MNE · Europe & Central Asia | 9.7% |
| 33 | Timor-Leste TLS · East Asia & Pacific | 9.6% |
| 34 | Denmark DNK · Europe & Central Asia | 9.6% |
| 35 | Namibia NAM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.5% |
| 36 | Norway NOR · Europe & Central Asia | 9.4% |
| 37 | Cuba CUB · Latin America & Caribbean | 9.4% |
| 38 | Armenia ARM · Europe & Central Asia | 9.3% |
| 39 | Slovenia SVN · Europe & Central Asia | 9.3% |
| 40 | El Salvador SLV · Latin America & Caribbean | 9.3% |
| 41 | Maldives MDV · South Asia | 9.3% |
| 42 | Spain ESP · Europe & Central Asia | 9.2% |
| 43 | Burundi BDI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.1% |
| 44 | Uruguay URY · Latin America & Caribbean | 9% |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH · Europe & Central Asia | 8.9% |
| 46 | South Africa ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.9% |
| 47 | Malta MLT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.8% |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau GNB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.8% |
| 49 | Iceland ISL · Europe & Central Asia | 8.7% |
| 50 | Korea, Rep. KOR · East Asia & Pacific | 8.6% |
| 51 | Mozambique MOZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.5% |
| 52 | Czechia CZE · Europe & Central Asia | 8.4% |
| 53 | Italy ITA · Europe & Central Asia | 8.4% |
| 54 | Greece GRC · Europe & Central Asia | 8.4% |
| 55 | Paraguay PRY · Latin America & Caribbean | 8.4% |
| 56 | Panama PAN · Latin America & Caribbean | 8.3% |
| 57 | Nicaragua NIC · Latin America & Caribbean | 8.3% |
| 58 | Colombia COL · Latin America & Caribbean | 8.2% |
| 59 | Cyprus CYP · Europe & Central Asia | 8.1% |
| 60 | Serbia SRB · Europe & Central Asia | 8% |
| 61 | Tunisia TUN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8% |
| 62 | Bulgaria BGR · Europe & Central Asia | 7.9% |
| 63 | Libya LBY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.8% |
| 64 | Burkina Faso BFA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.8% |
| 65 | Honduras HND · Latin America & Caribbean | 7.7% |
| 66 | Andorra AND · Europe & Central Asia | 7.7% |
| 67 | Jordan JOR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.7% |
| 68 | Jamaica JAM · Latin America & Caribbean | 7.6% |
| 69 | Ecuador ECU · Latin America & Caribbean | 7.6% |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago TTO · Latin America & Caribbean | 7.5% |
| 71 | Eswatini SWZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.5% |
| 72 | Estonia EST · Europe & Central Asia | 7.5% |
| 73 | Tajikistan TJK · Europe & Central Asia | 7.4% |
| 74 | North Macedonia MKD · Europe & Central Asia | 7.4% |
| 75 | Tonga TON · East Asia & Pacific | 7.4% |
| 76 | Slovak Republic SVK · Europe & Central Asia | 7.3% |
| 77 | Lithuania LTU · Europe & Central Asia | 7.3% |
| 78 | Latvia LVA · Europe & Central Asia | 7.3% |
| 79 | Croatia HRV · Europe & Central Asia | 7.2% |
| 80 | Poland POL · Europe & Central Asia | 7.1% |
| 81 | Israel ISR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.1% |
| 82 | Belarus BLR · Europe & Central Asia | 7.1% |
| 83 | Albania ALB · Europe & Central Asia | 7% |
| 84 | Russian Federation RUS · Europe & Central Asia | 7% |
| 85 | Bolivia BOL · Latin America & Caribbean | 6.9% |
| 86 | Costa Rica CRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 6.9% |
| 87 | Georgia GEO · Europe & Central Asia | 6.9% |
| 88 | Guatemala GTM · Latin America & Caribbean | 6.8% |
| 89 | Samoa WSM · East Asia & Pacific | 6.8% |
| 90 | Uzbekistan UZB · Europe & Central Asia | 6.7% |
| 91 | Moldova MDA · Europe & Central Asia | 6.7% |
| 92 | San Marino SMR · Europe & Central Asia | 6.6% |
| 93 | Ireland IRL · Europe & Central Asia | 6.6% |
| 94 | Comoros COM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.5% |
| 95 | Malawi MWI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.5% |
| 96 | Hungary HUN · Europe & Central Asia | 6.4% |
| 97 | Bahamas, The BHS · Latin America & Caribbean | 6.3% |
| 98 | Botswana BWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.3% |
| 99 | Nepal NPL · South Asia | 6.2% |
| 100 | Togo TGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.1% |
| 101 | Mongolia MNG · East Asia & Pacific | 6.1% |
| 102 | Morocco MAR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.1% |
| 103 | Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6% |
| 104 | Zambia ZMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 6% |
| 105 | China CHN · East Asia & Pacific | 5.9% |
| 106 | Cabo Verde CPV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.8% |
| 107 | Luxembourg LUX · Europe & Central Asia | 5.8% |
| 108 | Sao Tome and Principe STP · Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.8% |
| 109 | St. Kitts and Nevis KNA · Latin America & Caribbean | 5.7% |
| 110 | Liechtenstein LIE · Europe & Central Asia | 5.7% |
| 111 | Romania ROU · Europe & Central Asia | 5.7% |
| 112 | Saudi Arabia SAU · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.7% |
| 113 | Peru PER · Latin America & Caribbean | 5.6% |
| 114 | Lebanon LBN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.6% |
| 115 | Mauritius MUS · Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.6% |
| 116 | Iraq IRQ · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.5% |
| 117 | Mexico MEX · Latin America & Caribbean | 5.5% |
| 118 | Turkmenistan TKM · Europe & Central Asia | 5.5% |
| 119 | Suriname SUR · Latin America & Caribbean | 5.4% |
| 120 | Barbados BRB · Latin America & Caribbean | 5.4% |
| 121 | Solomon Islands SLB · East Asia & Pacific | 5.4% |
| 122 | Rwanda RWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.1% |
| 123 | Philippines PHL · East Asia & Pacific | 5.1% |
| 124 | Dominica DMA · Latin America & Caribbean | 5% |
| 125 | Chad TCD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 5% |
| 126 | United Arab Emirates ARE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5% |
| 127 | Kuwait KWT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5% |
| 128 | Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.9% |
| 129 | St. Lucia LCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 4.7% |
| 130 | Sierra Leone SLE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.7% |
| 131 | Grenada GRD · Latin America & Caribbean | 4.7% |
| 132 | Cambodia KHM · East Asia & Pacific | 4.6% |
| 133 | Dominican Republic DOM · Latin America & Caribbean | 4.6% |
| 134 | Viet Nam VNM · East Asia & Pacific | 4.6% |
| 135 | Cameroon CMR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.5% |
| 136 | Thailand THA · East Asia & Pacific | 4.5% |
| 137 | Kyrgyz Republic KGZ · Europe & Central Asia | 4.5% |
| 138 | Singapore SGP · East Asia & Pacific | 4.5% |
| 139 | Seychelles SYC · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.5% |
| 140 | Myanmar MMR · East Asia & Pacific | 4.5% |
| 141 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines VCT · Latin America & Caribbean | 4.4% |
| 142 | Bhutan BTN · South Asia | 4.4% |
| 143 | Kenya KEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.3% |
| 144 | Algeria DZA · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.3% |
| 145 | Mauritania MRT · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.3% |
| 146 | Senegal SEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.3% |
| 147 | Turkiye TUR · Europe & Central Asia | 4.3% |
| 148 | Azerbaijan AZE · Europe & Central Asia | 4.3% |
| 149 | Uganda UGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.2% |
| 150 | Nigeria NGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.2% |
| 151 | Belize BLZ · Latin America & Caribbean | 4.2% |
| 152 | Vanuatu VUT · East Asia & Pacific | 4.1% |
| 153 | Niger NER · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4% |
| 154 | Bahrain BHR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4% |
| 155 | Malaysia MYS · East Asia & Pacific | 4% |
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda ATG · Latin America & Caribbean | 3.9% |
| 157 | Mali MLI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.8% |
| 158 | Venezuela, RB VEN · Latin America & Caribbean | 3.8% |
| 159 | Kazakhstan KAZ · Europe & Central Asia | 3.8% |
| 160 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. SOM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7% |
| 161 | Guinea GIN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7% |
| 162 | Congo, Dem. Rep. COD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7% |
| 163 | Eritrea ERI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7% |
| 164 | Sri Lanka LKA · South Asia | 3.7% |
| 165 | Fiji FJI · East Asia & Pacific | 3.6% |
| 166 | Equatorial Guinea GNQ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.5% |
| 167 | Oman OMN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.5% |
| 168 | Cote d'Ivoire CIV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.4% |
| 169 | Madagascar MDG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.4% |
| 170 | India IND · South Asia | 3.3% |
| 171 | Benin BEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.3% |
| 172 | Congo, Rep. COG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.3% |
| 173 | Haiti HTI · Latin America & Caribbean | 3.2% |
| 174 | Gabon GAB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.1% |
| 175 | Monaco MCO · Europe & Central Asia | 3.1% |
| 176 | Tanzania TZA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3% |
| 177 | Ghana GHA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3% |
| 178 | Zimbabwe ZWE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9% |
| 179 | Gambia, The GMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9% |
| 180 | Papua New Guinea PNG · East Asia & Pacific | 2.9% |
| 181 | Sudan SDN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9% |
| 182 | Ethiopia ETH · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.8% |
| 183 | Syrian Arab Republic SYR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.7% |
| 184 | Indonesia IDN · East Asia & Pacific | 2.7% |
| 185 | Angola AGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.5% |
| 186 | Qatar QAT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% |
| 187 | Pakistan PAK · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% |
| 188 | Guyana GUY · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% |
| 189 | Djibouti DJI · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.3% |
| 190 | Brunei Darussalam BRN · East Asia & Pacific | 2.2% |
| 191 | Bangladesh BGD · South Asia | 2.2% |
| 192 | Lao PDR LAO · East Asia & Pacific | 1.3% |
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2023
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