Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, San Marino has the highest domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) (26.2% in 2023) and Afghanistan the lowest (1.46% in 2023).
What this measures
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.
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 | San Marino | 26.2% | 2023 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 24.91% | 2023 |
| 3 | Japan | 23.3% | 2023 |
| 4 | United States | 23.02% | 2023 |
| 5 | Ireland | 22.16% | 2023 |
| 6 | Paraguay | 21.57% | 2023 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 21.38% | 2023 |
| 8 | Australia | 21.01% | 2023 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 20.05% | 2023 |
| 10 | Cuba | 19.98% | 2023 |
| 11 | Panama | 19.85% | 2023 |
| 12 | Sweden | 19.45% | 2023 |
| 13 | Chile | 19.3% | 2024 |
| 14 | New Zealand | 19.21% | 2023 |
| 15 | Germany | 19.21% | 2023 |
| 16 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 19.06% | 2023 |
| 17 | El Salvador | 18.51% | 2023 |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 18.29% | 2023 |
| 19 | Canada | 17.76% | 2024 |
| 20 | Guatemala | 17.75% | 2023 |
| 21 | Tuvalu | 17.49% | 2023 |
| 22 | Singapore | 17.39% | 2023 |
| 23 | Norway | 17.37% | 2023 |
| 24 | Colombia | 17.24% | 2024 |
| 25 | South Africa | 16.89% | 2023 |
| 26 | Denmark | 16.86% | 2024 |
| 27 | Montenegro | 16.6% | 2023 |
| 28 | Argentina | 16.35% | 2023 |
| 29 | Austria | 16.19% | 2023 |
| 30 | Czechia | 16.18% | 2023 |
| 31 | Iceland | 16.06% | 2023 |
| 32 | Peru | 15.95% | 2023 |
| 33 | Lebanon | 15.91% | 2023 |
| 34 | Malta | 15.91% | 2023 |
| 35 | Jamaica | 15.86% | 2023 |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 15.85% | 2023 |
| 37 | Maldives | 15.57% | 2023 |
| 38 | Netherlands | 15.56% | 2023 |
| 39 | Thailand | 15.56% | 2023 |
| 40 | Korea, Rep. | 15.5% | 2024 |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 15.41% | 2023 |
| 42 | Marshall Islands | 15.24% | 2023 |
| 43 | Andorra | 15.2% | 2023 |
| 44 | Finland | 15.19% | 2023 |
| 45 | Namibia | 14.99% | 2023 |
| 46 | Belgium | 14.93% | 2023 |
| 47 | Cyprus | 14.86% | 2023 |
| 48 | Spain | 14.85% | 2023 |
| 49 | Samoa | 14.63% | 2023 |
| 50 | Slovenia | 14.63% | 2023 |
| 51 | Botswana | 14.61% | 2023 |
| 52 | Portugal | 14.56% | 2023 |
| 53 | West Bank and Gaza | 14.43% | 2023 |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.42% | 2023 |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 14.41% | 2023 |
| 56 | France | 13.81% | 2024 |
| 57 | Cabo Verde | 13.79% | 2023 |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 13.69% | 2023 |
| 59 | Russian Federation | 13.67% | 2023 |
| 60 | Bahamas, The | 13.48% | 2023 |
| 61 | Palau | 13.26% | 2023 |
| 62 | Serbia | 12.97% | 2023 |
| 63 | Estonia | 12.96% | 2023 |
| 64 | Naoero | 12.88% | 2023 |
| 65 | Croatia | 12.84% | 2023 |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 12.83% | 2023 |
| 67 | Lithuania | 12.73% | 2023 |
| 68 | Albania | 12.28% | 2023 |
| 69 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.28% | 2023 |
| 70 | Tunisia | 12.1% | 2023 |
| 71 | Slovak Republic | 12.1% | 2023 |
| 72 | Moldova | 12.07% | 2023 |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 12.05% | 2023 |
| 74 | Bolivia | 12.03% | 2023 |
| 75 | Monaco | 11.93% | 2023 |
| 76 | Ecuador | 11.87% | 2023 |
| 77 | Lesotho | 11.83% | 2023 |
| 78 | Poland | 11.75% | 2023 |
| 79 | Belarus | 11.73% | 2023 |
| 80 | Switzerland | 11.65% | 2023 |
| 81 | Israel | 11.57% | 2023 |
| 82 | Suriname | 11.55% | 2023 |
| 83 | Italy | 11.44% | 2023 |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.07% | 2023 |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 10.92% | 2024 |
| 86 | Belize | 10.88% | 2023 |
| 87 | Oman | 10.84% | 2023 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 10.7% | 2023 |
| 89 | Romania | 10.66% | 2023 |
| 90 | Eswatini | 10.64% | 2023 |
| 91 | Morocco | 10.61% | 2023 |
| 92 | Ukraine | 10.56% | 2021 |
| 93 | Jordan | 10.5% | 2023 |
| 94 | Viet Nam | 10.45% | 2023 |
| 95 | China | 10.37% | 2023 |
| 96 | Bhutan | 10.2% | 2023 |
| 97 | Ghana | 10.05% | 2023 |
| 98 | Latvia | 9.91% | 2023 |
| 99 | St. Lucia | 9.79% | 2023 |
| 100 | Türkiye | 9.78% | 2023 |
| 101 | Gabon | 9.59% | 2023 |
| 102 | Seychelles | 9.58% | 2023 |
| 103 | Libya | 9.57% | 2023 |
| 104 | Hungary | 9.51% | 2023 |
| 105 | Brazil | 9.48% | 2023 |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 9.45% | 2023 |
| 107 | Honduras | 9.43% | 2023 |
| 108 | Mexico | 9.36% | 2023 |
| 109 | Fiji | 9.32% | 2023 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste | 9.16% | 2023 |
| 111 | Kuwait | 9.02% | 2023 |
| 112 | Kiribati | 9% | 2023 |
| 113 | Rwanda | 8.92% | 2023 |
| 114 | Zambia | 8.89% | 2023 |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 8.78% | 2023 |
| 116 | São Tomé and Principe | 8.77% | 2023 |
| 117 | Philippines | 8.77% | 2023 |
| 118 | Kenya | 8.65% | 2023 |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | 8.62% | 2023 |
| 120 | Greece | 8.58% | 2023 |
| 121 | Mongolia | 8.56% | 2023 |
| 122 | Indonesia | 8.52% | 2023 |
| 123 | Bahrain | 8.49% | 2023 |
| 124 | Central African Republic | 8.48% | 2023 |
| 125 | Solomon Islands | 8.41% | 2023 |
| 126 | Mauritius | 8.24% | 2023 |
| 127 | Malaysia | 7.94% | 2023 |
| 128 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 7.9% | 2023 |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 7.9% | 2023 |
| 130 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.89% | 2023 |
| 131 | Barbados | 7.81% | 2023 |
| 132 | Georgia | 7.78% | 2023 |
| 133 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.71% | 2023 |
| 134 | Qatar | 7.69% | 2023 |
| 135 | Nepal | 7.66% | 2023 |
| 136 | Guyana | 7.31% | 2023 |
| 137 | Kyrgyz Republic | 7.3% | 2023 |
| 138 | Grenada | 7.27% | 2023 |
| 139 | Chad | 7.26% | 2023 |
| 140 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 7.19% | 2023 |
| 141 | Sudan | 7.15% | 2023 |
| 142 | Tonga | 7.06% | 2023 |
| 143 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.02% | 2023 |
| 144 | Yemen, Rep. | 6.96% | 2023 |
| 145 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 6.93% | 2023 |
| 146 | Mozambique | 6.76% | 2023 |
| 147 | Cambodia | 6.65% | 2023 |
| 148 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.58% | 2023 |
| 149 | Sri Lanka | 6.33% | 2023 |
| 150 | Iraq | 6.18% | 2023 |
| 151 | Algeria | 6.17% | 2023 |
| 152 | Niger | 6.15% | 2023 |
| 153 | Tajikistan | 6.14% | 2023 |
| 154 | Mauritania | 5.94% | 2023 |
| 155 | Angola | 5.9% | 2023 |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.87% | 2023 |
| 157 | Ethiopia | 5.68% | 2023 |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 5.6% | 2023 |
| 159 | Madagascar | 5.51% | 2023 |
| 160 | Gambia, The | 5.46% | 2023 |
| 161 | Armenia | 5.46% | 2023 |
| 162 | Mali | 5.43% | 2023 |
| 163 | Congo, Rep. | 5.42% | 2023 |
| 164 | Tanzania | 5.14% | 2023 |
| 165 | Guinea | 5.12% | 2023 |
| 166 | Dominica | 5.03% | 2023 |
| 167 | Djibouti | 4.89% | 2023 |
| 168 | Uganda | 4.86% | 2023 |
| 169 | Liberia | 4.79% | 2023 |
| 170 | Zimbabwe | 4.74% | 2023 |
| 171 | Comoros | 4.74% | 2023 |
| 172 | Burundi | 4.73% | 2023 |
| 173 | Pakistan | 4.68% | 2023 |
| 174 | India | 4.59% | 2023 |
| 175 | Haiti | 4.56% | 2023 |
| 176 | Sierra Leone | 4.47% | 2023 |
| 177 | Nigeria | 4.31% | 2023 |
| 178 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.29% | 2023 |
| 179 | Azerbaijan | 4.26% | 2023 |
| 180 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 4% | 2023 |
| 181 | Cameroon | 3.91% | 2023 |
| 182 | Senegal | 3.57% | 2023 |
| 183 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 3.43% | 2023 |
| 184 | Malawi | 3.29% | 2023 |
| 185 | Lao PDR | 3.21% | 2023 |
| 186 | Togo | 2.56% | 2023 |
| 187 | Benin | 2.55% | 2023 |
| 188 | Bangladesh | 2.47% | 2023 |
| 189 | Eritrea | 2.37% | 2023 |
| 190 | Myanmar | 2.34% | 2023 |
| 191 | Afghanistan | 1.46% | 2023 |
Regions and income groups
| Region or group | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Eastern and Southern | 13.1% | 2022 |
| Central Europe and the Baltics | 12.32% | 2022 |
| Early-demographic dividend | 9.61% | 2018 |
| Euro area | 13.49% | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 14.51% | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | 9.92% | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 11.96% | 2023 |
| European Union | 15.64% | 2022 |
| Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | 6.9% | 2021 |
| High income | 18.53% | 2023 |
| IDA only | 6.83% | 2021 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 11.84% | 2023 |
| Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | 10.99% | 2023 |
| Latin America & Caribbean (IDA & IBRD) | 11.84% | 2023 |
| Least developed countries: UN classification | 5.3% | 2020 |
| Lower middle income | 4.75% | 2018 |
| North America | 22.77% | 2023 |
| OECD members | 18.38% | 2023 |
| Other small states | 13.51% | 2020 |
| Pacific island small states | 9.55% | 2022 |
| Post-demographic dividend | 19.08% | 2023 |
| South Asia | 4.8% | 2022 |
| South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 4.8% | 2022 |
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.GE.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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