Health spending as percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by country

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This article includes 2 lists of countries of the world and their total expenditure on health as a percent of national gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is a measure of the total economy of a nation. Total expenditure includes both public and private health expenditures. See also: List of countries by total health expenditure per capita.

Contents

The first table lists member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The next table lists nearly all countries. It uses data from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

A country list from OECD Data at Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. [2] [3]

Table 1

Location links below are "Healthcare in <location>" links.
Total health spending as a percent of GDP (gross domestic product)
Location1970198019902000201020202024
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5.86.57.68.410.710.3
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 4.877.79.210.211.411.8
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3.96.27.1810.211.511
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6.36.58.48.210.71311.3
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 76.89.710.5
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 5.67.18.78.1
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 6.687.86.9
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3.75.77.698.5
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 8.488.110.610.79.4
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 5.26.67.57.6
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 55.97.37.19.19.710.6
Flag of France.svg  France 5.26.889.611.212.111.5
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5.78.189.911.112.512.3
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 6.17.29.69.48.1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6.87.47.26.5
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 4.75.97.48.98.49.69
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 4.97.55.65.910.576.9
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 6.76.26.66.97.77.6
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 77.68.99.68.4
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4.36.15.779.111.410.6
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 5.46.17.57.5
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 6.26.87.46.9
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 4.85.35.96.75.85.9
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4.45.76.15.9
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6.577.710.21110
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5.15.86.77.59.69.711.1
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 45.47.17.78.911.49.7
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4.35.36.56.48.1
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 2.34.85.58.61010.510.2
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5.37.77.18.4
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 7.88.69.59.9
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2.63.43.63.95.888.4
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3.156.16.89.110.89.2
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5.47.77.27.38.311.411.3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 4.86.47.69.19.912.011.8
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2.42.44.654.64.7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 45.15.17.19.912.111.1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6.28.211.212.516.218.517.2

Bar chart and graphs

Health spending by OECD country, and some other countries. Percent of GDP (gross domestic product). [2] [3]
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Life expectancy vs healthcare spending of rich OECD countries. US average of $10,447 in 2018. [4] See: list of countries by life expectancy.
Life expectancy vs healthcare spending.jpg
Health care cost as percent of GDP over time for a few OECD countries. [2] [3]
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World Health Organization

A country list from World Health Organization's Global Health Expenditure Database. [5] Years were selected to get the latest year for these 5 countries included in the table: Albania, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen.

Table 2

Asterisk (*) indicates "Healthcare in <location>" or "Health in <location>" links.
Total health spending as a percent of GDP (gross domestic product) [5]
Location201120122014201820202021
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan * 8.67.99.514.215.516.8
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania * 6.16.16.46.7
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria * 5.36.06.56.26.3
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra * 7.76.76.87.49.1
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola * 2.62.42.42.62.9
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda * 5.45.55.94.85.6
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina * 9.49.89.79.510.0
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia * 9.49.110.210.012.2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia * 8.58.79.810.110.6
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria * 10.010.210.410.311.512.2
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan * 2.43.03.43.64.6
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 5.35.35.66.07.6
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain * 3.94.14.44.14.7
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh * 2.82.82.72.72.6
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados * 6.97.87.06.67.2
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus * 4.95.25.45.56.4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium * 10.410.510.610.811.1
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize * 5.75.46.25.86.9
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin * 3.13.42.72.52.6
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan * 3.33.63.63.24.4
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia * 5.25.35.96.67.9
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina * 9.29.59.58.99.8
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana * 5.96.45.96.06.2
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil * 7.87.78.49.510.3
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei * 1.91.91.92.42.4
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria * 7.17.57.77.38.5
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso * 4.64.65.05.06.7
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi * 10.18.57.27.46.5
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde * 4.35.15.35.26.0
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia * 7.57.36.76.17.5
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon * 3.93.93.83.63.8
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada * 10.410.510.310.812.911.7
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic * 3.73.94.611.09.4
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad * 3.93.94.34.65.4
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile * 6.87.07.89.29.89.1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China * 4.34.64.85.25.6
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia * 6.86.77.27.69.0
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros * 5.35.25.24.95.3
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo * 1.81.92.01.94.5
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 3.63.23.32.73.2
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica * 8.17.87.77.37.9
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia * 7.77.76.66.87.8
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba * 11.39.312.111.012.5
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus * 6.46.67.06.88.1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic * 6.97.07.67.59.2
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark * 10.410.510.310.110.510.8
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti * 3.43.33.02.32.0
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica * 5.35.85.36.15.6
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic * 5.05.04.84.14.9
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo * 3.33.34.03.34.1
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste * 6.97.07.66.39.9
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador * 6.56.86.77.98.5
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt * 4.44.75.05.04.4
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador * 8.98.68.68.39.9
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea * 1.61.32.23.13.8
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea * 5.23.84.14.14.1
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia * 5.85.86.46.77.87.5
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini * 8.57.87.37.26.5
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia * 4.54.54.03.33.5
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji * 3.13.33.43.63.7
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland * 9.29.69.89.09.6
Flag of France.svg  France * 11.211.311.511.212.2
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon * 2.62.42.52.73.4
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 4.44.33.13.32.6
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia * 8.08.07.97.17.6
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany * 10.810.911.011.512.812.8
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana * 4.74.04.03.44.0
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece * 9.28.97.98.19.5
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada * 5.85.84.84.65.8
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala * 6.06.15.96.16.5
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea * 3.83.54.83.74.0
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau * 6.25.910.07.68.4
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana * 4.23.73.94.95.5
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti * 5.95.64.54.33.2
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras * 8.88.77.97.29.09.1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary * 7.57.47.06.67.3
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland * 8.28.28.28.49.69.7
Flag of India.svg  India * 3.23.33.62.93.0
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia * 3.02.93.02.93.4
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran * 6.16.16.47.55.3
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq * 2.82.72.84.15.1
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland * 10.610.69.56.97.16.7
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel * 7.07.17.17.38.3
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy * 8.88.88.98.79.69.5
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast * 4.44.43.73.13.7
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica * 5.24.95.26.06.6
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan * 10.510.710.710.710.9
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan * 8.17.87.27.87.5
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan * 2.63.03.02.83.8
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya * 5.25.04.94.14.3
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati * 8.68.610.011.911.6
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait * 2.32.32.95.26.3
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan * 7.18.57.45.05.3
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos * 1.92.12.32.22.7
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia * 5.75.45.56.27.4
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon * 8.27.07.58.08.0
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho * 9.59.29.111.011.8
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia * 9.48.89.29.89.5
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya * 6.1
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania * 6.56.36.26.57.57.9
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg * 6.05.35.25.35.85.4
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar * 4.43.84.44.33.9
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi * 5.36.06.96.95.4
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia * 3.33.53.73.84.1
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives * 7.98.77.97.411.3
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali * 4.03.84.53.74.3
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta * 8.48.49.18.610.8
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands * 13.113.013.215.313.0
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania * 2.52.63.53.43.4
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius * 4.34.35.55.96.7
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico * 5.55.75.65.46.2
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia * 13.112.311.711.711.6
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova * 9.19.18.66.66.8
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco * 2.22.22.11.61.7
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia * 3.63.94.23.84.9
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro * 8.08.38.08.311.4
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco * 5.85.85.95.36.0
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique * 5.05.26.38.17.6
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar * 1.92.44.44.94.6
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia * 9.89.38.48.38.9
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru * 9.89.27.911.712.0
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal * 4.44.55.14.55.2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands * 10.210.510.610.011.111.2
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand * 9.59.79.49.010.0
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua * 7.47.58.08.58.6
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger * 4.94.34.55.36.2
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria * 3.33.43.33.13.4
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 19.810.310.88.37.8
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia * 6.56.66.36.57.9
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway * 8.88.89.310.011.410.1
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman * 2.52.63.63.75.3
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan * 2.12.22.52.83.0
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 10.811.612.311.218.4
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama * 7.16.77.27.99.7
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea * 2.32.73.32.32.5
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay * 5.86.56.66.77.6
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru * 4.54.75.05.26.3
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines * 4.04.23.74.05.15.6
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland * 6.26.26.46.36.56.6
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal * 9.79.79.39.410.511.2
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar * 1.61.72.43.34.2
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania * 4.74.75.05.66.3
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia * 4.84.95.25.47.6
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda * 7.98.17.06.77.3
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis * 5.25.04.74.95.4
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia * 5.15.04.84.46.7
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * 4.24.54.24.14.8
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa * 5.45.16.65.15.3
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino * 8.29.28.58.58.7
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe * 6.86.56.75.84.9
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia * 3.74.05.25.5
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal * 4.24.34.44.45.2
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia * 9.19.39.28.58.7
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles * 4.85.74.65.06.4
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone * 13.310.619.78.38.8
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore * 3.23.33.94.16.1
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia * 7.37.66.96.77.2
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia * 8.58.78.58.39.59.2
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands * 5.04.94.93.94.4
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa * 7.98.07.98.18.6
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea * 6.06.16.57.58.4
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan * 6.35.3
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain * 9.29.29.19.010.7
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka * 3.73.43.63.94.1
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan * 5.65.75.74.53.0
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname * 4.44.34.56.76.8
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden * 10.410.710.910.911.411.3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland * 10.010.210.611.411.8
Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg  Syria * 2.53.0
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan * 5.96.06.77.08.2
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand * 3.63.53.73.94.4
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo * 4.64.85.16.06.0
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga * 3.84.85.04.85.3
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago * 4.74.95.26.77.3
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia * 6.16.36.55.96.3
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey * 4.74.44.34.14.6
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan * 3.23.44.35.75.7
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu * 14.113.614.718.221.5
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda * 6.76.15.34.04.0
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine * 6.87.17.27.57.6
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates * 3.73.43.64.15.7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom * 9.99.99.89.712.011.9
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania * 5.15.04.04.23.7
Flag of the United States.svg  United States * 16.116.116.216.618.8
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay * 7.98.18.19.09.2
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan * 5.35.54.45.16.7
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu * 3.63.93.63.34.0
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela * 7.26.45.82.43.8
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam * 4.65.04.65.04.7
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen * 4.85.24.8
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia * 3.53.93.85.15.6
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe * 8.16.98.14.73.4

See also

Notes and references

  1. "Total healthcare expenditure as a share of GDP". Our World in Data .
  2. 1 2 3 Health expenditure and financing. OECD data. Also includes some non-OECD countries at the end of the list. OECD = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Choose options from dropdown menus. See the "Financing scheme" menu. For the table pick "All financing schemes". Set "Function" menu to "Current expenditure on health (all functions)". Set "Provider" menu to "All providers". Set "Measure" menu to "Share of gross domestic product". Pick years. Pick countries. Then export to Excel, and open in a spreadsheet such as freeware LibreOffice Calc. Clean up table and copy to visual editor in a sandbox. See Help:Table.
  3. 1 2 3 OECD Data. Health resources - Health spending. doi : 10.1787/8643de7e-en. 2 charts: For both: From bottom menus: Countries menu > choose OECD. Check box for "latest data available". Perspectives menu > Check box to "compare variables". Then check the boxes for government/compulsory, voluntary, and total. Some charts will also need "out-of-pocket" checked (part of voluntary spending). Click top tab for chart (bar chart). For GDP chart choose "% of GDP" from bottom menu. For per capita chart choose "US dollars/per capita". Click fullscreen button above chart. Click "print screen" key. Click top tab for table, to see data list. Scroll down for multiple lists. Click download > "selected data only" to get the .csv file to create an article table. Uncheck the "compare variables" box first to get just the totals.
  4. Link between health spending and life expectancy: US is an outlier. May 26, 2017. By Max Roser at Our World in Data. Click the sources tab under the chart for info on the countries, healthcare expenditures, and data sources. See the later version of the chart here.
  5. 1 2 Global Health Expenditure Database. Data Explorer. World Health Organization. Set up a table by selecting options in the left sidebar. Then click "Download all data in XLSX format". It will have GDP to one decimal place. Then click "view data and build report" to get a table with year columns, and country rows. See if it still only has integer GDP numbers. Print it out, or download in various formats.