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THE GLOBAL INDEX #057

Health spending share2019

Current health expenditure as a percentage of GDP.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2023Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data193 / 217No observation: 24
First-ranked country or territoryTuvalu22.22 % of GDP

Top 10

% of GDP · 2019
01Tuvalu
22.22
02Lesotho
21.92
06Palau
12.17
07Micronesia
11.87
08Nauru
11.56
09Germany
11.43

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Health spending share · 2019 · % of GDP
RankCountry / territoryValue (% of GDP)Year
01Tuvalu22.222019
02Lesotho21.922019
03United States16.542019
04Marshall Islands14.992019
05Afghanistan14.832019
06Palau12.172019
07Micronesia11.872019
08Nauru11.562019
09Germany11.432019
10Switzerland11.432019
11Armenia11.382019
12France11.172019
13Cuba11.092019
14Canada11.052019
15Yemen10.972019
16Japan10.972019
17Sweden10.932019
18Belgium10.862019
19Austria10.632019
20Norway10.442019
21Australia10.252019
22Denmark10.182019
23Kiribati10.172019
24Argentina10.122019
25United Kingdom9.982019
26Netherlands9.942019
27Brazil9.612019
28Portugal9.512019
29Chile9.312019
30Uruguay9.242019
31Finland9.222019
32Spain9.222019
33Palestinian Territories9.192019
34South Sudan9.072019
35Burundi9.062019
36Bosnia & Herzegovina8.932019
37Malta8.892019
38Namibia8.862019
39El Salvador8.812019
40Lebanon8.692019
41Iceland8.642019
42New Zealand8.622019
43Italy8.622019
44Slovenia8.572019
45Nicaragua8.52019
46Eswatini8.42019
47Suriname8.382019
48Liberia8.382019
49Montenegro8.332019
50Serbia8.292019
51South Africa8.252019
52San Marino8.152019
53Panama8.142019
54Greece8.122019
55Mozambique7.92019
56Colombia7.832019
57Ecuador7.812019
58Central African Republic7.762019
59South Korea7.692019
60Maldives7.52019
61Czechia7.492019
62Honduras7.342019
63Andorra7.322019
64Georgia7.312019
65Costa Rica7.222019
66Israel7.212019
67Paraguay7.162019
68Guinea-Bissau7.152019
69Bulgaria7.122019
70Ukraine7.092019
71Jordan7.072019
72North Macedonia7.072019
73Cyprus72019
74Jamaica6.972019
75Tajikistan6.952019
76Lithuania6.942019
77Slovakia6.912019
78Trinidad & Tobago6.912019
79Bolivia6.892019
80Latvia6.862019
81Croatia6.792019
82Albania6.782019
83Zambia6.752019
84Estonia6.652019
85Ireland6.622019
86Moldova6.52019
87Poland6.392019
88Malawi6.372019
89Hungary6.252019
90Iran6.232019
91Guatemala6.172019
92Botswana6.122019
93Tunisia6.022019
94Togo5.912019
95Belarus5.862019
96Liechtenstein5.782019
97Tonga5.752019
98Sierra Leone5.712019
99Bahamas5.72019
100Romania5.72019
101Mauritius5.72019
102Barbados5.672019
103Niger5.672019
104Russia5.652019
105Samoa5.652019
106Turkmenistan5.552019
107Libya5.552019
108São Tomé & Príncipe5.482019
109Saudi Arabia5.472019
110Luxembourg5.472019
111Algeria5.422019
112Burkina Faso5.352019
113Mexico5.32019
114China5.272019
115St. Kitts & Nevis5.192019
116Kuwait5.182019
117Comoros5.182019
118Dominica5.172019
119Peru5.132019
120Cambodia5.062019
121Morocco5.022019
122Timor-Leste4.992019
123Vietnam4.972019
124Grenada4.932019
125Rwanda4.912019
126Guyana4.92019
127Uzbekistan4.842019
128Cape Verde4.822019
129Belize4.822019
130Eritrea4.652019
131Sudan4.62019
132Egypt4.62019
133Senegal4.52019
134Mongolia4.492019
135Nepal4.452019
136Solomon Islands4.442019
137Singapore4.412019
138United Arab Emirates4.42019
139Kenya4.372019
140Dominican Republic4.372019
141Türkiye4.362019
142St. Lucia4.292019
143Fiji4.282019
144Antigua & Barbuda4.282019
145St. Vincent & Grenadines4.262019
146Kyrgyzstan4.252019
147Seychelles4.252019
148Iraq4.212019
149Azerbaijan4.182019
150Philippines4.172019
151Guinea4.092019
152Tanzania4.022019
153Syria3.972019
154Haiti3.912019
155Monaco3.882019
156Malaysia3.842019
157Mali3.832019
158Myanmar (Burma)3.812019
159Oman3.812019
160Uganda3.792019
161Thailand3.792019
162Bahrain3.782019
163Sri Lanka3.72019
164Cameroon3.652019
165Congo - Kinshasa3.512019
166Vanuatu3.52019
167Chad3.382019
168Bhutan3.382019
169Equatorial Guinea3.282019
170Ghana3.252019
171Ethiopia3.242019
172Zimbabwe3.232019
173Côte d’Ivoire3.192019
174Qatar3.182019
175Gambia3.152019
176Madagascar3.12019
177Mauritania3.092019
178Benin32019
179Nigeria2.992019
180India2.952019
181Indonesia2.882019
182Kazakhstan2.872019
183Pakistan2.852019
184Gabon2.772019
185Laos2.62019
186Djibouti2.412019
187Somalia2.412019
188Congo - Brazzaville2.352019
189Papua New Guinea2.332019
190Brunei2.232019
191Angola2.22019
192Venezuela2.192019
193Bangladesh2.132019

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No observation (24)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Current health expenditure as a percentage of GDP.
Unit
% of GDP
Source & definition
World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
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Original metadata
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP.  Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

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  "sourceNote": "Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP.  Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.",
  "sourceOrganization": "Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://apps.who.int/nha/database",
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