Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Tuvalu has the highest domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) (19.72% in 2023) and Afghanistan the lowest (0.25% in 2023). The world figure is 6.14% (2023).
What this measures
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu | 19.72% | 2023 |
| 2 | Naoero | 15.23% | 2023 |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 10.06% | 2023 |
| 4 | Sweden | 9.6% | 2023 |
| 5 | Germany | 9.29% | 2023 |
| 6 | Japan | 9.11% | 2023 |
| 7 | United States | 9.01% | 2023 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 8.99% | 2023 |
| 9 | Kiribati | 8.59% | 2023 |
| 10 | Austria | 8.53% | 2023 |
| 11 | Finland | 8.5% | 2023 |
| 12 | Norway | 8.12% | 2023 |
| 13 | Belgium | 7.96% | 2023 |
| 14 | Canada | 7.94% | 2024 |
| 15 | France | 7.89% | 2024 |
| 16 | New Zealand | 7.87% | 2023 |
| 17 | Denmark | 7.83% | 2024 |
| 18 | Cuba | 7.83% | 2023 |
| 19 | Australia | 7.66% | 2023 |
| 20 | Timor-Leste | 7.46% | 2023 |
| 21 | Maldives | 7.3% | 2023 |
| 22 | Iceland | 7.28% | 2023 |
| 23 | Czechia | 7.11% | 2023 |
| 24 | Slovenia | 6.8% | 2023 |
| 25 | Spain | 6.75% | 2023 |
| 26 | Netherlands | 6.72% | 2023 |
| 27 | Montenegro | 6.69% | 2023 |
| 28 | Palau | 6.61% | 2023 |
| 29 | Uruguay | 6.53% | 2023 |
| 30 | Libya | 6.26% | 2023 |
| 31 | Cyprus | 6.23% | 2023 |
| 32 | Argentina | 6.18% | 2023 |
| 33 | Portugal | 6.16% | 2023 |
| 34 | Italy | 6.14% | 2023 |
| 35 | Croatia | 6% | 2023 |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6% | 2023 |
| 37 | Lesotho | 5.84% | 2023 |
| 38 | Malta | 5.84% | 2023 |
| 39 | Slovak Republic | 5.8% | 2023 |
| 40 | San Marino | 5.74% | 2023 |
| 41 | Colombia | 5.68% | 2024 |
| 42 | Estonia | 5.66% | 2023 |
| 43 | El Salvador | 5.62% | 2023 |
| 44 | Namibia | 5.55% | 2023 |
| 45 | Poland | 5.5% | 2023 |
| 46 | South Africa | 5.49% | 2023 |
| 47 | Andorra | 5.45% | 2023 |
| 48 | Serbia | 5.26% | 2023 |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 5.12% | 2024 |
| 50 | Chile | 5.11% | 2024 |
| 51 | Ireland | 5.04% | 2023 |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 4.97% | 2023 |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 4.93% | 2023 |
| 54 | Korea, Rep. | 4.91% | 2024 |
| 55 | Jamaica | 4.89% | 2023 |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 4.77% | 2023 |
| 57 | Lithuania | 4.76% | 2023 |
| 58 | Belarus | 4.73% | 2023 |
| 59 | Botswana | 4.72% | 2023 |
| 60 | Samoa | 4.69% | 2023 |
| 61 | Moldova | 4.69% | 2023 |
| 62 | Ecuador | 4.68% | 2023 |
| 63 | Hungary | 4.67% | 2023 |
| 64 | Bolivia | 4.66% | 2023 |
| 65 | Paraguay | 4.63% | 2023 |
| 66 | Israel | 4.63% | 2023 |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 4.61% | 2023 |
| 68 | West Bank and Gaza | 4.45% | 2023 |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 4.42% | 2023 |
| 70 | Kuwait | 4.39% | 2023 |
| 71 | Romania | 4.33% | 2023 |
| 72 | Latvia | 4.33% | 2023 |
| 73 | Tunisia | 4.32% | 2023 |
| 74 | Brazil | 4.29% | 2023 |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 4.28% | 2023 |
| 76 | Ukraine | 4.28% | 2021 |
| 77 | Panama | 4.27% | 2023 |
| 78 | Greece | 4.25% | 2023 |
| 79 | Liechtenstein | 3.95% | 2023 |
| 80 | Switzerland | 3.87% | 2023 |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.64% | 2023 |
| 82 | Peru | 3.58% | 2023 |
| 83 | Thailand | 3.53% | 2023 |
| 84 | Albania | 3.5% | 2023 |
| 85 | Jordan | 3.45% | 2023 |
| 86 | Morocco | 3.43% | 2023 |
| 87 | Cabo Verde | 3.43% | 2023 |
| 88 | Tonga | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 89 | China | 3.39% | 2023 |
| 90 | Solomon Islands | 3.37% | 2023 |
| 91 | Dominica | 3.36% | 2023 |
| 92 | Suriname | 3.35% | 2023 |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 3.32% | 2023 |
| 94 | Türkiye | 3.25% | 2023 |
| 95 | Eswatini | 3.2% | 2023 |
| 96 | Bahamas, The | 3.19% | 2023 |
| 97 | Seychelles | 3.15% | 2023 |
| 98 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.11% | 2023 |
| 99 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.07% | 2023 |
| 100 | Oman | 2.98% | 2023 |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 2.95% | 2023 |
| 102 | Bhutan | 2.94% | 2023 |
| 103 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 2.82% | 2023 |
| 104 | Mongolia | 2.73% | 2023 |
| 105 | Fiji | 2.7% | 2023 |
| 106 | Belize | 2.7% | 2023 |
| 107 | Mexico | 2.68% | 2023 |
| 108 | Monaco | 2.67% | 2023 |
| 109 | Singapore | 2.63% | 2023 |
| 110 | Iraq | 2.55% | 2023 |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 2.48% | 2023 |
| 112 | Mauritius | 2.47% | 2023 |
| 113 | Honduras | 2.46% | 2023 |
| 114 | Burkina Faso | 2.45% | 2023 |
| 115 | Guatemala | 2.44% | 2023 |
| 116 | Zambia | 2.43% | 2023 |
| 117 | Rwanda | 2.41% | 2023 |
| 118 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.4% | 2023 |
| 119 | Uzbekistan | 2.38% | 2023 |
| 120 | St. Lucia | 2.38% | 2023 |
| 121 | Bahrain | 2.37% | 2023 |
| 122 | Vanuatu | 2.33% | 2023 |
| 123 | Georgia | 2.31% | 2023 |
| 124 | Algeria | 2.31% | 2023 |
| 125 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.31% | 2023 |
| 126 | Barbados | 2.25% | 2023 |
| 127 | Mozambique | 2.25% | 2023 |
| 128 | Philippines | 2.16% | 2023 |
| 129 | São Tomé and Principe | 2.13% | 2023 |
| 130 | Lebanon | 2.11% | 2023 |
| 131 | Papua New Guinea | 2.1% | 2023 |
| 132 | Grenada | 2.1% | 2023 |
| 133 | Qatar | 2.1% | 2023 |
| 134 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.06% | 2023 |
| 135 | Gabon | 2.06% | 2023 |
| 136 | Viet Nam | 2.02% | 2023 |
| 137 | Malaysia | 1.98% | 2023 |
| 138 | Kenya | 1.95% | 2023 |
| 139 | Nepal | 1.93% | 2023 |
| 140 | Tajikistan | 1.9% | 2023 |
| 141 | Ghana | 1.86% | 2023 |
| 142 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 1.83% | 2023 |
| 143 | Guyana | 1.73% | 2023 |
| 144 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 1.58% | 2023 |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 1.53% | 2023 |
| 146 | Mauritania | 1.48% | 2023 |
| 147 | Armenia | 1.46% | 2023 |
| 148 | Indonesia | 1.45% | 2023 |
| 149 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.4% | 2023 |
| 150 | Azerbaijan | 1.39% | 2023 |
| 151 | Mali | 1.35% | 2023 |
| 152 | Burundi | 1.34% | 2023 |
| 153 | India | 1.3% | 2023 |
| 154 | Liberia | 1.3% | 2023 |
| 155 | Gambia, The | 1.3% | 2023 |
| 156 | Chad | 1.26% | 2023 |
| 157 | Cambodia | 1.24% | 2023 |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | 1.24% | 2023 |
| 159 | Senegal | 1.19% | 2023 |
| 160 | Angola | 1.13% | 2023 |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.13% | 2023 |
| 162 | Congo, Rep. | 1.12% | 2023 |
| 163 | Djibouti | 1.05% | 2023 |
| 164 | Madagascar | 0.99% | 2023 |
| 165 | Niger | 0.97% | 2023 |
| 166 | Tanzania | 0.97% | 2023 |
| 167 | Zimbabwe | 0.95% | 2023 |
| 168 | Turkmenistan | 0.94% | 2023 |
| 169 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.94% | 2023 |
| 170 | Uganda | 0.92% | 2023 |
| 171 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2023 |
| 172 | Eritrea | 0.85% | 2023 |
| 173 | Comoros | 0.85% | 2023 |
| 174 | Malawi | 0.84% | 2023 |
| 175 | Yemen, Rep. | 0.82% | 2023 |
| 176 | Guinea | 0.81% | 2023 |
| 177 | Sierra Leone | 0.79% | 2023 |
| 178 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 0.69% | 2023 |
| 179 | Togo | 0.68% | 2023 |
| 180 | Cameroon | 0.67% | 2023 |
| 181 | Ethiopia | 0.61% | 2023 |
| 182 | Nigeria | 0.6% | 2023 |
| 183 | Sudan | 0.59% | 2023 |
| 184 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.53% | 2023 |
| 185 | Lao PDR | 0.53% | 2023 |
| 186 | Myanmar | 0.5% | 2023 |
| 187 | Benin | 0.49% | 2023 |
| 188 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.4% | 2023 |
| 189 | Bangladesh | 0.31% | 2023 |
| 190 | Haiti | 0.3% | 2023 |
| 191 | Afghanistan | 0.25% | 2023 |
Regions and income groups
More health indicators
- Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age)
- Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age)
- Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49)
- Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)
- Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49)
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years
- Number of deaths ages 10-14 years
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years
- Number of infant deaths
- Number of under-five deaths
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SH.XPD.GHED.GD.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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