health2024
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
6.8Percentage
Median: 6.4Percentage
Countries Covered
193
with available data
Highest
Tuvalu
27.1Percentage
Lowest
Lao People's Democratic Republic
1.3Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Tuvalu27.1Percentage
2Nauru18.2Percentage
3United States of America16.7Percentage
4Afghanistan15.0Percentage
5Marshall Islands13.4Percentage
By Region
Oceania10.2Percentage(2 countries)
North America10.1Percentage(4 countries)
Europe8.9Percentage(32 countries)
South America8.7Percentage(7 countries)
Other6.4Percentage(114 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.3Percentage)High (27.1Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.8Percentage)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Other (114)
Asia (25)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu | 27.1Percentage |
| 2 | Nauru | 18.2Percentage |
| 3 | United States of America | 16.7Percentage |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 15.0Percentage |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | 13.4Percentage |
| 6 | Liberia | 13.0Percentage |
| 7 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 12.9Percentage |
| 8 | Lesotho | 12.6Percentage |
| 9 | Germany | 12.3Percentage |
| 10 | Austria | 11.8Percentage |
| 11 | Switzerland | 11.7Percentage |
| 12 | South Sudan | 11.6Percentage |
| 13 | France | 11.5Percentage |
| 14 | Canada | 11.3Percentage |
| 15 | Sweden | 11.2Percentage |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 11.1Percentage |
| 17 | Kiribati | 10.9Percentage |
| 18 | Palau | 10.9Percentage |
| 19 | Belgium | 10.8Percentage |
| 20 | Japan | 10.7Percentage |
| 21 | State of Palestine | 10.7Percentage |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 10.7Percentage |
| 23 | Chile | 10.5Percentage |
| 24 | Finland | 10.5Percentage |
| 25 | Australia | 10.4Percentage |
| 26 | Argentina | 10.3Percentage |
| 27 | Portugal | 10.2Percentage |
| 28 | New Zealand | 10.1Percentage |
| 29 | Netherlands | 10.0Percentage |
| 30 | Slovenia | 9.9Percentage |
| 31 | Brazil | 9.7Percentage |
| 32 | Yemen | 9.7Percentage |
| 33 | Montenegro | 9.7Percentage |
| 34 | Timor-Leste | 9.6Percentage |
| 35 | Namibia | 9.5Percentage |
| 36 | Norway | 9.4Percentage |
| 37 | Denmark | 9.4Percentage |
| 38 | Cuba | 9.4Percentage |
| 39 | Armenia | 9.3Percentage |
| 40 | El Salvador | 9.3Percentage |
| 41 | Maldives | 9.2Percentage |
| 42 | Spain | 9.2Percentage |
| 43 | Burundi | 9.1Percentage |
| 44 | Uruguay | 9.0Percentage |
| 45 | Iceland | 9.0Percentage |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.9Percentage |
| 47 | South Africa | 8.9Percentage |
| 48 | Malta | 8.8Percentage |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.8Percentage |
| 50 | South Korea | 8.7Percentage |
| 51 | Czech Republic | 8.5Percentage |
| 52 | Mozambique | 8.5Percentage |
| 53 | Italy | 8.4Percentage |
| 54 | Greece | 8.4Percentage |
| 55 | Paraguay | 8.4Percentage |
| 56 | Panama | 8.3Percentage |
| 57 | Nicaragua | 8.3Percentage |
| 58 | Ukraine | 8.2Percentage |
| 59 | Colombia | 8.1Percentage |
| 60 | Cyprus | 8.1Percentage |
| 61 | Poland | 8.1Percentage |
| 62 | Serbia | 8.0Percentage |
| 63 | Tunisia | 8.0Percentage |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 7.9Percentage |
| 65 | Estonia | 7.8Percentage |
| 66 | Libya | 7.8Percentage |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | 7.8Percentage |
| 68 | Honduras | 7.7Percentage |
| 69 | Andorra | 7.7Percentage |
| 70 | Jordan | 7.7Percentage |
| 71 | Jamaica | 7.6Percentage |
| 72 | Lithuania | 7.6Percentage |
| 73 | Ecuador | 7.6Percentage |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.5Percentage |
| 75 | Eswatini | 7.5Percentage |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 7.4Percentage |
| 77 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.4Percentage |
| 78 | Tonga | 7.4Percentage |
| 79 | Slovakia | 7.4Percentage |
| 80 | Latvia | 7.3Percentage |
| 81 | Croatia | 7.1Percentage |
| 82 | Israel | 7.1Percentage |
| 83 | Belarus | 7.1Percentage |
| 84 | Albania | 7.1Percentage |
| 85 | Russian Federation | 7.0Percentage |
| 86 | Bolivia | 6.9Percentage |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 6.9Percentage |
| 88 | Georgia | 6.9Percentage |
| 89 | Ireland | 6.9Percentage |
| 90 | Guatemala | 6.8Percentage |
| 91 | Samoa | 6.8Percentage |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | 6.7Percentage |
| 93 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.7Percentage |
| 94 | San Marino | 6.6Percentage |
| 95 | Comoros | 6.6Percentage |
| 96 | Malawi | 6.5Percentage |
| 97 | Hungary | 6.4Percentage |
| 98 | Bahamas | 6.3Percentage |
| 99 | Botswana | 6.3Percentage |
| 100 | Nepal | 6.2Percentage |
| 101 | Togo | 6.1Percentage |
| 102 | Mongolia | 6.1Percentage |
| 103 | Morocco | 6.1Percentage |
| 104 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 6.0Percentage |
| 105 | Zambia | 6.0Percentage |
| 106 | People's Republic of China | 5.9Percentage |
| 107 | Luxembourg | 5.9Percentage |
| 108 | Cape Verde | 5.8Percentage |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.8Percentage |
| 110 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.7Percentage |
| 111 | Liechtenstein | 5.7Percentage |
| 112 | Romania | 5.7Percentage |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | 5.7Percentage |
| 114 | Peru | 5.6Percentage |
| 115 | Lebanon | 5.6Percentage |
| 116 | Mauritius | 5.6Percentage |
| 117 | Iraq | 5.5Percentage |
| 118 | Mexico | 5.5Percentage |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | 5.5Percentage |
| 120 | Suriname | 5.4Percentage |
| 121 | Barbados | 5.4Percentage |
| 122 | Solomon Islands | 5.4Percentage |
| 123 | Rwanda | 5.1Percentage |
| 124 | Philippines | 5.1Percentage |
| 125 | Dominica | 5.0Percentage |
| 126 | Chad | 5.0Percentage |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | 5.0Percentage |
| 128 | Kuwait | 5.0Percentage |
| 129 | Egypt | 4.9Percentage |
| 130 | Saint Lucia | 4.7Percentage |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 4.7Percentage |
| 132 | Grenada | 4.7Percentage |
| 133 | Cambodia | 4.6Percentage |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 4.6Percentage |
| 135 | Vietnam | 4.6Percentage |
| 136 | Cameroon | 4.6Percentage |
| 137 | Thailand | 4.5Percentage |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.5Percentage |
| 139 | Singapore | 4.5Percentage |
| 140 | Seychelles | 4.5Percentage |
| 141 | Myanmar | 4.5Percentage |
| 142 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.4Percentage |
| 143 | Bhutan | 4.4Percentage |
| 144 | Kenya | 4.4Percentage |
| 145 | Algeria | 4.4Percentage |
| 146 | Mauritania | 4.3Percentage |
| 147 | Senegal | 4.3Percentage |
| 148 | Türkiye | 4.3Percentage |
| 149 | Azerbaijan | 4.3Percentage |
| 150 | Uganda | 4.2Percentage |
| 151 | Nigeria | 4.2Percentage |
| 152 | Belize | 4.1Percentage |
| 153 | Vanuatu | 4.1Percentage |
| 154 | Niger | 4.0Percentage |
| 155 | Bahrain | 4.0Percentage |
| 156 | Malaysia | 4.0Percentage |
| 157 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.9Percentage |
| 158 | Mali | 3.8Percentage |
| 159 | Venezuela | 3.8Percentage |
| 160 | Kazakhstan | 3.8Percentage |
| 161 | Somalia | 3.7Percentage |
| 162 | Guinea | 3.7Percentage |
| 163 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.7Percentage |
| 164 | Eritrea | 3.7Percentage |
| 165 | Sri Lanka | 3.7Percentage |
| 166 | Fiji | 3.6Percentage |
| 167 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.5Percentage |
| 168 | Oman | 3.5Percentage |
| 169 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.4Percentage |
| 170 | Madagascar | 3.4Percentage |
| 171 | India | 3.3Percentage |
| 172 | Benin | 3.3Percentage |
| 173 | Republic of the Congo | 3.3Percentage |
| 174 | Haiti | 3.2Percentage |
| 175 | Gabon | 3.1Percentage |
| 176 | Monaco | 3.1Percentage |
| 177 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.1Percentage |
| 178 | Ghana | 2.9Percentage |
| 179 | Zimbabwe | 2.9Percentage |
| 180 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.9Percentage |
| 181 | Papua New Guinea | 2.9Percentage |
| 182 | Sudan | 2.9Percentage |
| 183 | Ethiopia | 2.8Percentage |
| 184 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.7Percentage |
| 185 | Indonesia | 2.7Percentage |
| 186 | Angola | 2.5Percentage |
| 187 | Qatar | 2.5Percentage |
| 188 | Pakistan | 2.5Percentage |
| 189 | Guyana | 2.5Percentage |
| 190 | Djibouti | 2.3Percentage |
| 191 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.2Percentage |
| 192 | Bangladesh | 2.2Percentage |
| 193 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.3Percentage |
Showing 193 of 193 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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