health2024
Domestic general government 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
3.7Percentage
Median: 3.1Percentage
Countries Covered
193
with available data
Highest
Tuvalu
19.7Percentage
Lowest
Afghanistan
0.2Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Tuvalu19.7Percentage
2Nauru15.2Percentage
3Marshall Islands10.1Percentage
4Sweden9.6Percentage
5Germany9.3Percentage
By Region
Oceania7.8Percentage(2 countries)
Europe6.4Percentage(32 countries)
North America5.5Percentage(4 countries)
South America5.2Percentage(7 countries)
Other3.1Percentage(114 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2Percentage)High (19.7Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 3.7Percentage)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
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 | 19.7Percentage |
| 2 | Nauru | 15.2Percentage |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 10.1Percentage |
| 4 | Sweden | 9.6Percentage |
| 5 | Germany | 9.3Percentage |
| 6 | Japan | 9.1Percentage |
| 7 | United States of America | 9.0Percentage |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 9.0Percentage |
| 9 | Kiribati | 8.6Percentage |
| 10 | Austria | 8.5Percentage |
| 11 | Finland | 8.5Percentage |
| 12 | Norway | 8.1Percentage |
| 13 | Belgium | 8.0Percentage |
| 14 | Canada | 7.9Percentage |
| 15 | France | 7.9Percentage |
| 16 | New Zealand | 7.9Percentage |
| 17 | Denmark | 7.8Percentage |
| 18 | Cuba | 7.8Percentage |
| 19 | Australia | 7.7Percentage |
| 20 | Timor-Leste | 7.5Percentage |
| 21 | Maldives | 7.3Percentage |
| 22 | Iceland | 7.3Percentage |
| 23 | Czech Republic | 7.1Percentage |
| 24 | Slovenia | 6.8Percentage |
| 25 | Spain | 6.7Percentage |
| 26 | Netherlands | 6.7Percentage |
| 27 | Montenegro | 6.7Percentage |
| 28 | Palau | 6.6Percentage |
| 29 | Uruguay | 6.5Percentage |
| 30 | Libya | 6.3Percentage |
| 31 | Cyprus | 6.2Percentage |
| 32 | Argentina | 6.2Percentage |
| 33 | Portugal | 6.2Percentage |
| 34 | Italy | 6.1Percentage |
| 35 | Croatia | 6.0Percentage |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.0Percentage |
| 37 | Lesotho | 5.8Percentage |
| 38 | Malta | 5.8Percentage |
| 39 | Slovakia | 5.8Percentage |
| 40 | San Marino | 5.7Percentage |
| 41 | Colombia | 5.7Percentage |
| 42 | Estonia | 5.7Percentage |
| 43 | El Salvador | 5.6Percentage |
| 44 | Namibia | 5.5Percentage |
| 45 | Poland | 5.5Percentage |
| 46 | South Africa | 5.5Percentage |
| 47 | Andorra | 5.5Percentage |
| 48 | Serbia | 5.3Percentage |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 5.1Percentage |
| 50 | Chile | 5.1Percentage |
| 51 | Ireland | 5.0Percentage |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 5.0Percentage |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 4.9Percentage |
| 54 | South Korea | 4.9Percentage |
| 55 | Jamaica | 4.9Percentage |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 4.8Percentage |
| 57 | Lithuania | 4.8Percentage |
| 58 | Belarus | 4.7Percentage |
| 59 | Botswana | 4.7Percentage |
| 60 | Samoa | 4.7Percentage |
| 61 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.7Percentage |
| 62 | Ecuador | 4.7Percentage |
| 63 | Hungary | 4.7Percentage |
| 64 | Bolivia | 4.7Percentage |
| 65 | Paraguay | 4.6Percentage |
| 66 | Israel | 4.6Percentage |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 4.6Percentage |
| 68 | State of Palestine | 4.4Percentage |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 4.4Percentage |
| 70 | Kuwait | 4.4Percentage |
| 71 | Romania | 4.3Percentage |
| 72 | Latvia | 4.3Percentage |
| 73 | Tunisia | 4.3Percentage |
| 74 | Brazil | 4.3Percentage |
| 75 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.3Percentage |
| 76 | Ukraine | 4.3Percentage |
| 77 | Panama | 4.3Percentage |
| 78 | Greece | 4.2Percentage |
| 79 | Liechtenstein | 3.9Percentage |
| 80 | Switzerland | 3.9Percentage |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.6Percentage |
| 82 | Peru | 3.6Percentage |
| 83 | Thailand | 3.5Percentage |
| 84 | Albania | 3.5Percentage |
| 85 | Jordan | 3.4Percentage |
| 86 | Morocco | 3.4Percentage |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 3.4Percentage |
| 88 | Tonga | 3.4Percentage |
| 89 | People's Republic of China | 3.4Percentage |
| 90 | Solomon Islands | 3.4Percentage |
| 91 | Dominica | 3.4Percentage |
| 92 | Suriname | 3.4Percentage |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 3.3Percentage |
| 94 | Türkiye | 3.2Percentage |
| 95 | Eswatini | 3.2Percentage |
| 96 | Bahamas | 3.2Percentage |
| 97 | Seychelles | 3.1Percentage |
| 98 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.1Percentage |
| 99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.1Percentage |
| 100 | Oman | 3.0Percentage |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 2.9Percentage |
| 102 | Bhutan | 2.9Percentage |
| 103 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.8Percentage |
| 104 | Mongolia | 2.7Percentage |
| 105 | Fiji | 2.7Percentage |
| 106 | Belize | 2.7Percentage |
| 107 | Mexico | 2.7Percentage |
| 108 | Monaco | 2.7Percentage |
| 109 | Singapore | 2.6Percentage |
| 110 | Iraq | 2.5Percentage |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 2.5Percentage |
| 112 | Mauritius | 2.5Percentage |
| 113 | Honduras | 2.5Percentage |
| 114 | Burkina Faso | 2.5Percentage |
| 115 | Guatemala | 2.4Percentage |
| 116 | Zambia | 2.4Percentage |
| 117 | Rwanda | 2.4Percentage |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.4Percentage |
| 119 | Uzbekistan | 2.4Percentage |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 2.4Percentage |
| 121 | Bahrain | 2.4Percentage |
| 122 | Vanuatu | 2.3Percentage |
| 123 | Georgia | 2.3Percentage |
| 124 | Algeria | 2.3Percentage |
| 125 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.3Percentage |
| 126 | Barbados | 2.3Percentage |
| 127 | Mozambique | 2.2Percentage |
| 128 | Philippines | 2.2Percentage |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.1Percentage |
| 130 | Lebanon | 2.1Percentage |
| 131 | Papua New Guinea | 2.1Percentage |
| 132 | Grenada | 2.1Percentage |
| 133 | Qatar | 2.1Percentage |
| 134 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.1Percentage |
| 135 | Gabon | 2.1Percentage |
| 136 | Vietnam | 2.0Percentage |
| 137 | Malaysia | 2.0Percentage |
| 138 | Kenya | 2.0Percentage |
| 139 | Nepal | 1.9Percentage |
| 140 | Tajikistan | 1.9Percentage |
| 141 | Ghana | 1.9Percentage |
| 142 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.8Percentage |
| 143 | Guyana | 1.7Percentage |
| 144 | Egypt | 1.6Percentage |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 1.5Percentage |
| 146 | Mauritania | 1.5Percentage |
| 147 | Armenia | 1.5Percentage |
| 148 | Indonesia | 1.4Percentage |
| 149 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.4Percentage |
| 150 | Azerbaijan | 1.4Percentage |
| 151 | Mali | 1.3Percentage |
| 152 | Burundi | 1.3Percentage |
| 153 | India | 1.3Percentage |
| 154 | Liberia | 1.3Percentage |
| 155 | Republic of The Gambia | 1.3Percentage |
| 156 | Chad | 1.3Percentage |
| 157 | Cambodia | 1.2Percentage |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | 1.2Percentage |
| 159 | Venezuela | 1.2Percentage |
| 160 | Senegal | 1.2Percentage |
| 161 | Angola | 1.1Percentage |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.1Percentage |
| 163 | Republic of the Congo | 1.1Percentage |
| 164 | Djibouti | 1.1Percentage |
| 165 | Madagascar | 1.0Percentage |
| 166 | Niger | 1.0Percentage |
| 167 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.0Percentage |
| 168 | Zimbabwe | 0.9Percentage |
| 169 | Turkmenistan | 0.9Percentage |
| 170 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9Percentage |
| 171 | Uganda | 0.9Percentage |
| 172 | Pakistan | 0.9Percentage |
| 173 | Eritrea | 0.8Percentage |
| 174 | Comoros | 0.8Percentage |
| 175 | Malawi | 0.8Percentage |
| 176 | Yemen | 0.8Percentage |
| 177 | Guinea | 0.8Percentage |
| 178 | Sierra Leone | 0.8Percentage |
| 179 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.7Percentage |
| 180 | Togo | 0.7Percentage |
| 181 | Cameroon | 0.7Percentage |
| 182 | Ethiopia | 0.6Percentage |
| 183 | Nigeria | 0.6Percentage |
| 184 | Sudan | 0.6Percentage |
| 185 | Somalia | 0.5Percentage |
| 186 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.5Percentage |
| 187 | South Sudan | 0.5Percentage |
| 188 | Myanmar | 0.5Percentage |
| 189 | Benin | 0.5Percentage |
| 190 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.4Percentage |
| 191 | Bangladesh | 0.3Percentage |
| 192 | Haiti | 0.3Percentage |
| 193 | Afghanistan | 0.2Percentage |
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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