Government Health Spending (% of GDP) by Country
As of 2023, Tuvalu leads globally in government health spending (% of gdp) at 19.7%, followed by Nauru, Marshall Islands, Sweden. At the lower end, Afghanistan, Haiti, Bangladesh rank among the lowest. The global median is 3.1% (Seychelles). This indicator falls under the "Health" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 193 countries.
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| # | Country | Government Health Spending (% of GDP) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tuvalu | 19.7% | 2023 |
| 2 |  Nauru | 15.2% | 2023 |
| 3 |  Marshall Islands | 10.1% | 2023 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 9.6% | 2023 |
| 5 |  Germany | 9.3% | 2023 |
| 6 |  Japan | 9.1% | 2023 |
| 7 |  United States | 9.0% | 2023 |
| 8 |  United Kingdom | 9.0% | 2023 |
| 9 |  Kiribati | 8.6% | 2023 |
| 10 |  Austria | 8.5% | 2023 |
| 11 |  Finland | 8.5% | 2023 |
| 12 |  Norway | 8.1% | 2023 |
| 13 |  Belgium | 8.0% | 2023 |
| 14 |  Canada | 7.9% | 2024 |
| 15 |  France | 7.9% | 2024 |
| 16 |  New Zealand | 7.9% | 2023 |
| 17 |  Denmark | 7.8% | 2024 |
| 18 |  Cuba | 7.8% | 2023 |
| 19 |  Australia | 7.7% | 2023 |
| 20 |  Timor-Leste | 7.5% | 2023 |
| 21 |  Maldives | 7.3% | 2023 |
| 22 |  Iceland | 7.3% | 2023 |
| 23 |  Czechia | 7.1% | 2023 |
| 24 |  Slovenia | 6.8% | 2023 |
| 25 |  Spain | 6.7% | 2023 |
| 26 |  Netherlands | 6.7% | 2023 |
| 27 |  Montenegro | 6.7% | 2023 |
| 28 |  Palau | 6.6% | 2023 |
| 29 |  Uruguay | 6.5% | 2023 |
| 30 |  Libya | 6.3% | 2023 |
| 31 |  Cyprus | 6.2% | 2023 |
| 32 |  Argentina | 6.2% | 2023 |
| 33 |  Portugal | 6.2% | 2023 |
| 34 |  Italy | 6.1% | 2023 |
| 35 |  Croatia | 6.0% | 2023 |
| 36 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.0% | 2023 |
| 37 |  Lesotho | 5.8% | 2023 |
| 38 |  Malta | 5.8% | 2023 |
| 39 |  Slovakia | 5.8% | 2023 |
| 40 |  San Marino | 5.7% | 2023 |
| 41 |  Colombia | 5.7% | 2024 |
| 42 |  Estonia | 5.7% | 2023 |
| 43 |  El Salvador | 5.6% | 2023 |
| 44 |  Namibia | 5.5% | 2023 |
| 45 |  Poland | 5.5% | 2023 |
| 46 |  South Africa | 5.5% | 2023 |
| 47 |  Andorra | 5.5% | 2023 |
| 48 |  Serbia | 5.3% | 2023 |
| 49 |  Luxembourg | 5.1% | 2024 |
| 50 |  Chile | 5.1% | 2024 |
| 51 |  Ireland | 5.0% | 2023 |
| 52 |  Bulgaria | 5.0% | 2023 |
| 53 |  Russia | 4.9% | 2023 |
| 54 |  South Korea | 4.9% | 2024 |
| 55 |  Jamaica | 4.9% | 2023 |
| 56 |  Nicaragua | 4.8% | 2023 |
| 57 |  Lithuania | 4.8% | 2023 |
| 58 |  Belarus | 4.7% | 2023 |
| 59 |  Botswana | 4.7% | 2023 |
| 60 |  Samoa | 4.7% | 2023 |
| 61 |  Moldova | 4.7% | 2023 |
| 62 |  Ecuador | 4.7% | 2023 |
| 63 |  Hungary | 4.7% | 2023 |
| 64 |  Bolivia | 4.7% | 2023 |
| 65 |  Paraguay | 4.6% | 2023 |
| 66 |  Israel | 4.6% | 2023 |
| 67 |  Costa Rica | 4.6% | 2023 |
| 68 |  West Bank and Gaza | 4.4% | 2023 |
| 69 |  Saudi Arabia | 4.4% | 2023 |
| 70 |  Kuwait | 4.4% | 2023 |
| 71 |  Romania | 4.3% | 2023 |
| 72 |  Latvia | 4.3% | 2023 |
| 73 |  Tunisia | 4.3% | 2023 |
| 74 |  Brazil | 4.3% | 2023 |
| 75 |  North Macedonia | 4.3% | 2023 |
| 76 |  Ukraine | 4.3% | 2021 |
| 77 |  Panama | 4.3% | 2023 |
| 78 |  Greece | 4.2% | 2023 |
| 79 |  Liechtenstein | 3.9% | 2023 |
| 80 |  Switzerland | 3.9% | 2023 |
| 81 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3.6% | 2023 |
| 82 |  Peru | 3.6% | 2023 |
| 83 |  Thailand | 3.5% | 2023 |
| 84 |  Albania | 3.5% | 2023 |
| 85 |  Jordan | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 86 |  Morocco | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 87 |  Cabo Verde | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 88 |  Tonga | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 89 |  China | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 90 |  Solomon Islands | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 91 |  Dominica | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 92 |  Suriname | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 93 |  United Arab Emirates | 3.3% | 2023 |
| 94 |  Türkiye | 3.2% | 2023 |
| 95 |  Eswatini | 3.2% | 2023 |
| 96 |  Bahamas | 3.2% | 2023 |
| 97 |  Seychelles | 3.1% | 2023 |
| 98 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.1% | 2023 |
| 99 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.1% | 2023 |
| 100 |  Oman | 3.0% | 2023 |
| 101 |  Dominican Republic | 2.9% | 2023 |
| 102 |  Bhutan | 2.9% | 2023 |
| 103 |  Iran | 2.8% | 2023 |
| 104 |  Mongolia | 2.7% | 2023 |
| 105 |  Fiji | 2.7% | 2023 |
| 106 |  Belize | 2.7% | 2023 |
| 107 |  Mexico | 2.7% | 2023 |
| 108 |  Monaco | 2.7% | 2023 |
| 109 |  Singapore | 2.6% | 2023 |
| 110 |  Iraq | 2.5% | 2023 |
| 111 |  Kazakhstan | 2.5% | 2023 |
| 112 |  Mauritius | 2.5% | 2023 |
| 113 |  Honduras | 2.5% | 2023 |
| 114 |  Burkina Faso | 2.5% | 2023 |
| 115 |  Guatemala | 2.4% | 2023 |
| 116 |  Zambia | 2.4% | 2023 |
| 117 |  Rwanda | 2.4% | 2023 |
| 118 |  Kyrgyzstan | 2.4% | 2023 |
| 119 |  Uzbekistan | 2.4% | 2023 |
| 120 |  St. Lucia | 2.4% | 2023 |
| 121 |  Bahrain | 2.4% | 2023 |
| 122 |  Vanuatu | 2.3% | 2023 |
| 123 |  Georgia | 2.3% | 2023 |
| 124 |  Algeria | 2.3% | 2023 |
| 125 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 2.3% | 2023 |
| 126 |  Barbados | 2.3% | 2023 |
| 127 |  Mozambique | 2.2% | 2023 |
| 128 |  Philippines | 2.2% | 2023 |
| 129 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 2.1% | 2023 |
| 130 |  Lebanon | 2.1% | 2023 |
| 131 |  Papua New Guinea | 2.1% | 2023 |
| 132 |  Grenada | 2.1% | 2023 |
| 133 |  Qatar | 2.1% | 2023 |
| 134 |  Brunei | 2.1% | 2023 |
| 135 |  Gabon | 2.1% | 2023 |
| 136 |  Vietnam | 2.0% | 2023 |
| 137 |  Malaysia | 2.0% | 2023 |
| 138 |  Kenya | 2.0% | 2023 |
| 139 |  Nepal | 1.9% | 2023 |
| 140 |  Tajikistan | 1.9% | 2023 |
| 141 |  Ghana | 1.9% | 2023 |
| 142 |  Micronesia | 1.8% | 2023 |
| 143 |  Guyana | 1.7% | 2023 |
| 144 |  Egypt | 1.6% | 2023 |
| 145 |  Central African Republic | 1.5% | 2023 |
| 146 |  Mauritania | 1.5% | 2023 |
| 147 |  Armenia | 1.5% | 2023 |
| 148 |  Indonesia | 1.4% | 2023 |
| 149 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 1.4% | 2023 |
| 150 |  Azerbaijan | 1.4% | 2023 |
| 151 |  Mali | 1.3% | 2023 |
| 152 |  Burundi | 1.3% | 2023 |
| 153 |  India | 1.3% | 2023 |
| 154 |  Liberia | 1.3% | 2023 |
| 155 |  The Gambia | 1.3% | 2023 |
| 156 |  Chad | 1.3% | 2023 |
| 157 |  Cambodia | 1.2% | 2023 |
| 158 |  Sri Lanka | 1.2% | 2023 |
| 159 |  Venezuela | 1.2% | 2023 |
| 160 |  Senegal | 1.2% | 2023 |
| 161 |  Angola | 1.1% | 2023 |
| 162 |  Equatorial Guinea | 1.1% | 2023 |
| 163 |  Republic of the Congo | 1.1% | 2023 |
| 164 |  Djibouti | 1.1% | 2023 |
| 165 |  Madagascar | 1.0% | 2023 |
| 166 |  Niger | 1.0% | 2023 |
| 167 |  Tanzania | 1.0% | 2023 |
| 168 |  Zimbabwe | 0.9% | 2023 |
| 169 |  Turkmenistan | 0.9% | 2023 |
| 170 |  Guinea-Bissau | 0.9% | 2023 |
| 171 |  Uganda | 0.9% | 2023 |
| 172 |  Pakistan | 0.9% | 2023 |
| 173 |  Eritrea | 0.8% | 2023 |
| 174 |  Comoros | 0.8% | 2023 |
| 175 |  Malawi | 0.8% | 2023 |
| 176 |  Yemen | 0.8% | 2023 |
| 177 |  Guinea | 0.8% | 2023 |
| 178 |  Sierra Leone | 0.8% | 2023 |
| 179 |  DR Congo | 0.7% | 2023 |
| 180 |  Togo | 0.7% | 2023 |
| 181 |  Cameroon | 0.7% | 2023 |
| 182 |  Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2023 |
| 183 |  Nigeria | 0.6% | 2023 |
| 184 |  Sudan | 0.6% | 2023 |
| 185 |  Somalia | 0.5% | 2023 |
| 186 |  Laos | 0.5% | 2023 |
| 187 |  South Sudan | 0.5% | 2023 |
| 188 |  Myanmar | 0.5% | 2023 |
| 189 |  Benin | 0.5% | 2023 |
| 190 |  Syria | 0.4% | 2023 |
| 191 |  Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2023 |
| 192 |  Haiti | 0.3% | 2023 |
| 193 |  Afghanistan | 0.2% | 2023 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest government health spending (% of gdp) in 2023?
Tuvalu ranks #1 with government health spending (% of gdp) of 19.7% as of 2023, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest government health spending (% of gdp)?
Afghanistan ranks last (#193) with 0.2% as of 2023.
What is the global median for government health spending (% of gdp)?
The median value is 3.1% (Seychelles, ranked #97 out of 193 countries).
How many countries report data for government health spending (% of gdp)?
193 countries have available data for government health spending (% of gdp). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does government health spending (% of gdp) belong to?
Government Health Spending (% of GDP) is classified under the "Health" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.
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