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Current health expenditure, % of GDP: ranking of countries
193 countries ranked by their latest value (2021–2024). Tuvalu is highest at 27.1%; Laos is lowest at 1.3%.
World 10.1% (2023)Median country 6.4%193 countries
Health spending: world and regions, 1994–2024
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 193 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
193 shown
| # | Country | Region | Health spending | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 27.1% | 2023 | |
| 2 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 18.2% | 2023 | |
| 3 | United States | North America | 16.7% | 2023 | |
| 4 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.0% | 2023 | |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 13.4% | 2023 | |
| 6 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.0% | 2023 | |
| 7 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 12.9% | 2023 | |
| 8 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.6% | 2023 | |
| 9 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 12.3% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 11.8% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 11.7% | 2023 | |
| 12 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.6% | 2023 | |
| 13 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 11.5% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Canada | North America | 11.3% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 11.2% | 2024 | |
| 16 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 11.1% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 10.9% | 2023 | |
| 18 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 10.9% | 2023 | |
| 19 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 10.8% | 2023 | |
| 20 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 10.7% | 2023 | |
| 21 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.7% | 2023 | |
| 22 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.7% | 2023 | |
| 23 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.5% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 10.5% | 2023 | |
| 25 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 10.4% | 2023 | |
| 26 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.3% | 2023 | |
| 27 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 10.2% | 2024 | |
| 28 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 10.1% | 2024 | |
| 29 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 10.0% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 9.9% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.7% | 2023 | |
| 32 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.7% | 2023 | |
| 33 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 9.7% | 2023 | |
| 34 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 9.6% | 2023 | |
| 35 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.5% | 2023 | |
| 36 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 9.4% | 2023 | |
| 37 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 9.4% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.4% | 2023 | |
| 39 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 9.3% | 2023 | |
| 40 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.3% | 2023 | |
| 41 | Maldives | South Asia | 9.2% | 2023 | |
| 42 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 9.2% | 2023 | |
| 43 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.1% | 2023 | |
| 44 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.0% | 2023 | |
| 45 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 9.0% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 8.9% | 2023 | |
| 47 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.9% | 2023 | |
| 48 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.8% | 2023 | |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.8% | 2023 | |
| 50 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 8.7% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 8.5% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.5% | 2023 | |
| 53 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 8.4% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 8.4% | 2023 | |
| 55 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.4% | 2023 | |
| 56 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.3% | 2023 | |
| 57 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.3% | 2023 | |
| 58 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 8.2% | 2021 | |
| 59 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.1% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 8.1% | 2023 | |
| 61 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 8.1% | 2024 | |
| 62 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 8.0% | 2023 | |
| 63 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.0% | 2023 | |
| 64 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 7.9% | 2023 | |
| 65 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.8% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.8% | 2023 | |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.8% | 2023 | |
| 68 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.7% | 2023 | |
| 69 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 7.7% | 2023 | |
| 70 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.7% | 2023 | |
| 71 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.6% | 2023 | |
| 72 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 7.6% | 2024 | |
| 73 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.6% | 2023 | |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.5% | 2023 | |
| 75 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.5% | 2023 | |
| 76 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 7.4% | 2023 | |
| 77 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.4% | 2023 | |
| 78 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 7.4% | 2023 | |
| 79 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.4% | 2023 | |
| 80 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.3% | 2023 | |
| 81 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.1% | 2023 | |
| 82 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.1% | 2023 | |
| 83 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 7.1% | 2023 | |
| 84 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 7.1% | 2023 | |
| 85 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.0% | 2023 | |
| 86 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.9% | 2023 | |
| 87 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.9% | 2023 | |
| 88 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 6.9% | 2023 | |
| 89 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 6.9% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.8% | 2023 | |
| 91 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 6.8% | 2023 | |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 6.7% | 2023 | |
| 93 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 6.7% | 2023 | |
| 94 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 6.6% | 2023 | |
| 95 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.6% | 2023 | |
| 96 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.5% | 2023 | |
| 97 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 6.4% | 2023 | |
| 98 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.3% | 2023 | |
| 99 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.3% | 2023 | |
| 100 | Nepal | South Asia | 6.2% | 2023 | |
| 101 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.1% | 2023 | |
| 102 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 6.1% | 2023 | |
| 103 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.1% | 2023 | |
| 104 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.0% | 2023 | |
| 105 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.0% | 2023 | |
| 106 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 5.9% | 2023 | |
| 107 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 5.9% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.8% | 2023 | |
| 109 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.8% | 2023 | |
| 110 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.7% | 2023 | |
| 111 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 5.7% | 2023 | |
| 112 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 5.7% | 2023 | |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.7% | 2023 | |
| 114 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.6% | 2023 | |
| 115 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.6% | 2023 | |
| 116 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.6% | 2023 | |
| 117 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.5% | 2023 | |
| 118 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.5% | 2023 | |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 5.5% | 2023 | |
| 120 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.4% | 2023 | |
| 121 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.4% | 2023 | |
| 122 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 5.4% | 2023 | |
| 123 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.1% | 2023 | |
| 124 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 5.1% | 2023 | |
| 125 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.0% | 2023 | |
| 126 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.0% | 2023 | |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.0% | 2023 | |
| 128 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.0% | 2023 | |
| 129 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.9% | 2023 | |
| 130 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.7% | 2023 | |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.7% | 2023 | |
| 132 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.7% | 2023 | |
| 133 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 4.6% | 2023 | |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.6% | 2023 | |
| 135 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 4.6% | 2023 | |
| 136 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.6% | 2023 | |
| 137 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 4.5% | 2023 | |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 4.5% | 2023 | |
| 139 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 4.5% | 2023 | |
| 140 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.5% | 2023 | |
| 141 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 4.5% | 2023 | |
| 142 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.4% | 2023 | |
| 143 | Bhutan | South Asia | 4.4% | 2023 | |
| 144 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.4% | 2023 | |
| 145 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.4% | 2023 | |
| 146 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.3% | 2023 | |
| 147 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.3% | 2023 | |
| 148 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 4.3% | 2023 | |
| 149 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 4.3% | 2023 | |
| 150 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.2% | 2023 | |
| 151 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.2% | 2023 | |
| 152 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.1% | 2023 | |
| 153 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 4.1% | 2023 | |
| 154 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.0% | 2023 | |
| 155 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.0% | 2023 | |
| 156 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 4.0% | 2023 | |
| 157 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.9% | 2023 | |
| 158 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.8% | 2023 | |
| 159 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.8% | 2023 | |
| 160 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 3.8% | 2023 | |
| 161 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7% | 2023 | |
| 162 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7% | 2023 | |
| 163 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7% | 2023 | |
| 164 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7% | 2023 | |
| 165 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 3.7% | 2023 | |
| 166 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 3.6% | 2023 | |
| 167 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.5% | 2023 | |
| 168 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.5% | 2023 | |
| 169 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.4% | 2023 | |
| 170 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.4% | 2023 | |
| 171 | India | South Asia | 3.3% | 2023 | |
| 172 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.3% | 2023 | |
| 173 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.3% | 2023 | |
| 174 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.2% | 2023 | |
| 175 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.1% | 2023 | |
| 176 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 3.1% | 2023 | |
| 177 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.1% | 2023 | |
| 178 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9% | 2023 | |
| 179 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9% | 2023 | |
| 180 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9% | 2023 | |
| 181 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 2.9% | 2023 | |
| 182 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9% | 2023 | |
| 183 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.8% | 2023 | |
| 184 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.7% | 2023 | |
| 185 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.7% | 2023 | |
| 186 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 187 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 188 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 189 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 190 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.3% | 2023 | |
| 191 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 2.2% | 2023 | |
| 192 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 2.2% | 2023 | |
| 193 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 1.3% | 2023 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Current health expenditure (% of GDP)