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Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
52.5%
Median: 56.6%
Countries Covered
193
with available data
Highest
Brunei Darussalam
92.5%
Lowest
Afghanistan
1.7%
Top 5 Countries
1Brunei Darussalam92.5%
2Kuwait88.5%
3Luxembourg86.9%
4San Marino86.9%
5Norway86.1%
By Region
Oceania75.7%(2 countries)
Europe72.7%(32 countries)
South America60.1%(7 countries)
North America52.1%(4 countries)
Asia51.2%(25 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.7%)High (92.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 52.5%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (25)
Other (114)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. 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 | Brunei Darussalam | 92.5% |
| 2 | Kuwait | 88.5% |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 86.9% |
| 4 | San Marino | 86.9% |
| 5 | Norway | 86.1% |
| 6 | Sweden | 86.1% |
| 7 | Monaco | 85.7% |
| 8 | Oman | 85.3% |
| 9 | Japan | 84.8% |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 84.3% |
| 11 | Croatia | 84.0% |
| 12 | Nauru | 83.6% |
| 13 | Iceland | 83.6% |
| 14 | Denmark | 83.4% |
| 15 | Cuba | 83.4% |
| 16 | Qatar | 83.0% |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 81.8% |
| 18 | Finland | 81.1% |
| 19 | Libya | 80.1% |
| 20 | Germany | 79.1% |
| 21 | Slovakia | 78.9% |
| 22 | Maldives | 78.9% |
| 23 | Kiribati | 78.5% |
| 24 | Thailand | 77.9% |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 77.8% |
| 26 | Timor-Leste | 77.7% |
| 27 | New Zealand | 77.7% |
| 28 | Poland | 77.1% |
| 29 | Cyprus | 76.8% |
| 30 | Ireland | 76.6% |
| 31 | Austria | 76.5% |
| 32 | Türkiye | 75.9% |
| 33 | Romania | 75.9% |
| 34 | Estonia | 75.8% |
| 35 | Botswana | 75.5% |
| 36 | Marshall Islands | 75.0% |
| 37 | Fiji | 74.8% |
| 38 | Australia | 73.7% |
| 39 | Belgium | 73.7% |
| 40 | Hungary | 73.4% |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 73.3% |
| 42 | Spain | 73.2% |
| 43 | Slovenia | 73.2% |
| 44 | Italy | 73.1% |
| 45 | Tuvalu | 72.8% |
| 46 | Uruguay | 72.4% |
| 47 | Andorra | 70.8% |
| 48 | Seychelles | 70.3% |
| 49 | Canada | 70.2% |
| 50 | Guyana | 70.1% |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 70.0% |
| 52 | Colombia | 69.8% |
| 53 | Moldova, Republic of | 69.6% |
| 54 | Montenegro | 69.3% |
| 55 | Samoa | 69.2% |
| 56 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 69.1% |
| 57 | Liechtenstein | 69.0% |
| 58 | France | 68.4% |
| 59 | Netherlands | 68.4% |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67.3% |
| 61 | Bolivia | 67.3% |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 67.2% |
| 63 | Dominica | 67.1% |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 66.8% |
| 65 | Belarus | 66.8% |
| 66 | Bhutan | 66.7% |
| 67 | Malta | 66.0% |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 65.8% |
| 69 | Gabon | 65.7% |
| 70 | Serbia | 65.5% |
| 71 | Israel | 65.2% |
| 72 | Belize | 65.1% |
| 73 | Lithuania | 65.0% |
| 74 | Jamaica | 64.3% |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 64.1% |
| 76 | Peru | 63.6% |
| 77 | Ghana | 63.2% |
| 78 | Solomon Islands | 62.9% |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 62.8% |
| 80 | Suriname | 62.0% |
| 81 | Ecuador | 62.0% |
| 82 | South Africa | 61.6% |
| 83 | Portugal | 61.4% |
| 84 | Palau | 60.9% |
| 85 | El Salvador | 60.5% |
| 86 | Argentina | 60.2% |
| 87 | Latvia | 59.5% |
| 88 | Bahrain | 59.3% |
| 89 | Antigua and Barbuda | 59.0% |
| 90 | Cape Verde | 58.6% |
| 91 | Namibia | 58.5% |
| 92 | Singapore | 58.5% |
| 93 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 57.6% |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 57.4% |
| 95 | People's Republic of China | 57.1% |
| 96 | South Korea | 56.6% |
| 97 | Vanuatu | 56.6% |
| 98 | Morocco | 56.5% |
| 99 | Paraguay | 55.4% |
| 100 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 54.3% |
| 101 | Tunisia | 54.1% |
| 102 | United States of America | 54.0% |
| 103 | Indonesia | 53.6% |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 53.3% |
| 105 | Algeria | 53.1% |
| 106 | Ukraine | 52.1% |
| 107 | Panama | 51.2% |
| 108 | Greece | 50.6% |
| 109 | Bahamas | 50.6% |
| 110 | Saint Lucia | 50.4% |
| 111 | Malaysia | 50.0% |
| 112 | Albania | 49.6% |
| 113 | Mexico | 48.6% |
| 114 | Chile | 48.5% |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 48.4% |
| 116 | Rwanda | 47.0% |
| 117 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 46.7% |
| 118 | Lesotho | 46.3% |
| 119 | Tonga | 46.3% |
| 120 | Djibouti | 46.1% |
| 121 | Iraq | 46.0% |
| 122 | Grenada | 45.2% |
| 123 | Jordan | 45.0% |
| 124 | Mongolia | 45.0% |
| 125 | Republic of The Gambia | 44.9% |
| 126 | Kenya | 44.9% |
| 127 | Angola | 44.5% |
| 128 | Mauritius | 44.3% |
| 129 | Vietnam | 44.3% |
| 130 | Brazil | 44.1% |
| 131 | Eswatini | 42.7% |
| 132 | Philippines | 42.4% |
| 133 | Barbados | 41.6% |
| 134 | State of Palestine | 41.4% |
| 135 | Cote d'Ivoire | 40.8% |
| 136 | Zambia | 40.7% |
| 137 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 39.8% |
| 138 | India | 39.0% |
| 139 | Lebanon | 37.9% |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 37.0% |
| 141 | Guatemala | 35.8% |
| 142 | Pakistan | 35.7% |
| 143 | Mali | 35.4% |
| 144 | Uzbekistan | 35.4% |
| 145 | Mauritania | 34.2% |
| 146 | Republic of the Congo | 34.0% |
| 147 | Georgia | 33.7% |
| 148 | Sri Lanka | 33.6% |
| 149 | Switzerland | 33.1% |
| 150 | Azerbaijan | 32.6% |
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 32.4% |
| 152 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.3% |
| 153 | Egypt | 32.2% |
| 154 | Honduras | 31.9% |
| 155 | Venezuela | 31.7% |
| 156 | United Republic of Tanzania | 31.7% |
| 157 | Burkina Faso | 31.4% |
| 158 | Nepal | 31.3% |
| 159 | Madagascar | 28.8% |
| 160 | Senegal | 27.6% |
| 161 | Cambodia | 26.9% |
| 162 | Mozambique | 26.5% |
| 163 | Tajikistan | 25.6% |
| 164 | Chad | 25.2% |
| 165 | Niger | 24.0% |
| 166 | Eritrea | 23.1% |
| 167 | Ethiopia | 21.9% |
| 168 | Guinea | 21.8% |
| 169 | Uganda | 21.8% |
| 170 | Sudan | 20.7% |
| 171 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18.7% |
| 172 | Turkmenistan | 17.1% |
| 173 | Sierra Leone | 16.7% |
| 174 | Armenia | 15.7% |
| 175 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.9% |
| 176 | Burundi | 14.7% |
| 177 | Cameroon | 14.7% |
| 178 | Benin | 14.7% |
| 179 | Bangladesh | 14.5% |
| 180 | Central African Republic | 14.4% |
| 181 | Nigeria | 14.3% |
| 182 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 14.2% |
| 183 | Somalia | 14.2% |
| 184 | Comoros | 12.9% |
| 185 | Malawi | 12.8% |
| 186 | Togo | 11.1% |
| 187 | Myanmar | 11.1% |
| 188 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.6% |
| 189 | Liberia | 10.0% |
| 190 | Haiti | 9.3% |
| 191 | Yemen | 8.4% |
| 192 | South Sudan | 4.3% |
| 193 | Afghanistan | 1.7% |
Showing 193 of 193 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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