# Health spending by nation — world ranking

Health spending ranked across 174 nations, highest to lowest. United States highest at 16.7% (2023). Each figure carries its publisher and observation…

Canonical: https://terralore.co/rankings/health-spending
Updated: 2026-08-10 (the health domain's last refresh)

Definition: Total health expenditure — public and private together — as a share of GDP.
Unit: % of GDP. Ordered highest to lowest — a ranking of figures, not a grading of nations. Ties share a rank.

Note: this table mixes vintages — each publisher carries a nation's latest available year, so observations run from 2021 to 2024. Every row shows its own.

## Ranking (174 nations)

| Rank | Nation | Value | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 16.7% | 2023 |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 15.0% | 2023 |
| 3 | Liberia | 13.0% | 2023 |
| 4 | Lesotho | 12.6% | 2023 |
| 5 | Germany | 12.3% | 2024 |
| 6 | Austria | 11.8% | 2024 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 11.7% | 2023 |
| 8 | South Sudan | 11.6% | 2023 |
| 9 | France | 11.5% | 2024 |
| 10 | Canada | 11.3% | 2024 |
| 11 | Sweden | 11.2% | 2024 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 11.1% | 2024 |
| 13 | Belgium | 10.8% | 2023 |
| 14 | Japan | 10.7% | 2023 |
| 15 | Palestine | 10.7% | 2023 |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 10.7% | 2023 |
| 17 | Chile | 10.5% | 2024 |
| 18 | Finland | 10.5% | 2023 |
| 19 | Australia | 10.4% | 2023 |
| 20 | Argentina | 10.3% | 2023 |
| 21 | Portugal | 10.2% | 2024 |
| 22 | New Zealand | 10.1% | 2024 |
| 23 | Netherlands | 10.0% | 2024 |
| 24 | Slovenia | 9.9% | 2024 |
| 25 | Brazil | 9.7% | 2023 |
| 26 | Yemen | 9.7% | 2023 |
| 27 | Montenegro | 9.7% | 2023 |
| 28 | Timor-Leste | 9.6% | 2023 |
| 29 | Namibia | 9.5% | 2023 |
| 30 | Norway | 9.4% | 2023 |
| 31 | Denmark | 9.4% | 2024 |
| 32 | Cuba | 9.4% | 2023 |
| 33 | Armenia | 9.3% | 2023 |
| 34 | El Salvador | 9.3% | 2023 |
| 35 | Spain | 9.2% | 2023 |
| 36 | Burundi | 9.1% | 2023 |
| 37 | Uruguay | 9.0% | 2023 |
| 38 | Iceland | 9.0% | 2024 |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.9% | 2023 |
| 40 | South Africa | 8.9% | 2023 |
| 41 | Malta | 8.8% | 2023 |
| 42 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.8% | 2023 |
| 43 | South Korea | 8.7% | 2024 |
| 44 | Czechia | 8.5% | 2024 |
| 45 | Mozambique | 8.5% | 2023 |
| 46 | Italy | 8.4% | 2024 |
| 47 | Greece | 8.4% | 2023 |
| 48 | Paraguay | 8.4% | 2023 |
| 49 | Panama | 8.3% | 2023 |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 8.3% | 2023 |
| 51 | Ukraine | 8.2% | 2021 |
| 52 | Colombia | 8.1% | 2024 |
| 53 | Cyprus | 8.1% | 2023 |
| 54 | Poland | 8.1% | 2024 |
| 55 | Serbia | 8.0% | 2023 |
| 56 | Tunisia | 8.0% | 2023 |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 7.9% | 2023 |
| 58 | Estonia | 7.8% | 2024 |
| 59 | Libya | 7.8% | 2023 |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 7.8% | 2023 |
| 61 | Honduras | 7.7% | 2023 |
| 62 | Andorra | 7.7% | 2023 |
| 63 | Jordan | 7.7% | 2023 |
| 64 | Jamaica | 7.6% | 2023 |
| 65 | Lithuania | 7.6% | 2024 |
| 66 | Ecuador | 7.6% | 2023 |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.5% | 2023 |
| 68 | Eswatini | 7.5% | 2023 |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 7.4% | 2023 |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 7.4% | 2023 |
| 71 | Slovakia | 7.4% | 2023 |
| 72 | Latvia | 7.3% | 2023 |
| 73 | Croatia | 7.1% | 2023 |
| 74 | Belarus | 7.1% | 2023 |
| 75 | Albania | 7.1% | 2023 |
| 76 | Russia | 7.0% | 2023 |
| 77 | Bolivia | 6.9% | 2023 |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 6.9% | 2023 |
| 79 | Georgia | 6.9% | 2023 |
| 80 | Ireland | 6.9% | 2024 |
| 81 | Guatemala | 6.8% | 2023 |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 6.7% | 2023 |
| 83 | Moldova | 6.7% | 2023 |
| 84 | San Marino | 6.6% | 2023 |
| 85 | Comoros | 6.6% | 2023 |
| 86 | Malawi | 6.5% | 2023 |
| 87 | Hungary | 6.4% | 2023 |
| 88 | Bahamas | 6.3% | 2023 |
| 89 | Botswana | 6.3% | 2023 |
| 90 | Nepal | 6.2% | 2023 |
| 91 | Togo | 6.1% | 2023 |
| 92 | Mongolia | 6.1% | 2023 |
| 93 | Morocco | 6.1% | 2023 |
| 94 | Iran | 6.0% | 2023 |
| 95 | Zambia | 6.0% | 2023 |
| 96 | China | 5.9% | 2023 |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 5.9% | 2024 |
| 98 | Cape Verde | 5.8% | 2023 |
| 99 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 5.8% | 2023 |
| 100 | Liechtenstein | 5.7% | 2023 |
| 101 | Romania | 5.7% | 2023 |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 5.7% | 2023 |
| 103 | Peru | 5.6% | 2023 |
| 104 | Lebanon | 5.6% | 2023 |
| 105 | Mauritius | 5.6% | 2023 |
| 106 | Iraq | 5.5% | 2023 |
| 107 | Mexico | 5.5% | 2023 |
| 108 | Turkmenistan | 5.5% | 2023 |
| 109 | Suriname | 5.4% | 2023 |
| 110 | Solomon Islands | 5.4% | 2023 |
| 111 | Rwanda | 5.1% | 2023 |
| 112 | Philippines | 5.1% | 2023 |
| 113 | Chad | 5.0% | 2023 |
| 114 | United Arab Emirates | 5.0% | 2023 |
| 115 | Kuwait | 5.0% | 2023 |
| 116 | Egypt | 4.9% | 2023 |
| 117 | Sierra Leone | 4.7% | 2023 |
| 118 | Cambodia | 4.6% | 2023 |
| 119 | Dominican Republic | 4.6% | 2023 |
| 120 | Vietnam | 4.6% | 2023 |
| 121 | Cameroon | 4.6% | 2023 |
| 122 | Thailand | 4.5% | 2023 |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.5% | 2023 |
| 124 | Seychelles | 4.5% | 2023 |
| 125 | Myanmar | 4.5% | 2023 |
| 126 | Bhutan | 4.4% | 2023 |
| 127 | Kenya | 4.4% | 2023 |
| 128 | Algeria | 4.4% | 2023 |
| 129 | Mauritania | 4.3% | 2023 |
| 130 | Senegal | 4.3% | 2023 |
| 131 | Türkiye | 4.3% | 2023 |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 4.3% | 2023 |
| 133 | Uganda | 4.2% | 2023 |
| 134 | Nigeria | 4.2% | 2023 |
| 135 | Belize | 4.1% | 2023 |
| 136 | Vanuatu | 4.1% | 2023 |
| 137 | Niger | 4.0% | 2023 |
| 138 | Malaysia | 4.0% | 2023 |
| 139 | Mali | 3.8% | 2023 |
| 140 | Venezuela | 3.8% | 2023 |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 3.8% | 2023 |
| 142 | Somalia | 3.7% | 2023 |
| 143 | Guinea | 3.7% | 2023 |
| 144 | DR Congo | 3.7% | 2023 |
| 145 | Eritrea | 3.7% | 2023 |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 3.7% | 2023 |
| 147 | Fiji | 3.6% | 2023 |
| 148 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.5% | 2023 |
| 149 | Oman | 3.5% | 2023 |
| 150 | Ivory Coast | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 151 | Madagascar | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 152 | India | 3.3% | 2023 |
| 153 | Benin | 3.3% | 2023 |
| 154 | Congo | 3.3% | 2023 |
| 155 | Haiti | 3.2% | 2023 |
| 156 | Gabon | 3.1% | 2023 |
| 157 | Monaco | 3.1% | 2023 |
| 158 | Tanzania | 3.1% | 2023 |
| 159 | Ghana | 2.9% | 2023 |
| 160 | Zimbabwe | 2.9% | 2023 |
| 161 | Gambia | 2.9% | 2023 |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 2.9% | 2023 |
| 163 | Sudan | 2.9% | 2023 |
| 164 | Ethiopia | 2.8% | 2023 |
| 165 | Syria | 2.7% | 2023 |
| 166 | Indonesia | 2.7% | 2023 |
| 167 | Angola | 2.5% | 2023 |
| 168 | Qatar | 2.5% | 2023 |
| 169 | Pakistan | 2.5% | 2023 |
| 170 | Guyana | 2.5% | 2023 |
| 171 | Djibouti | 2.3% | 2023 |
| 172 | Brunei | 2.2% | 2023 |
| 173 | Bangladesh | 2.2% | 2023 |
| 174 | Laos | 1.3% | 2023 |

## No data (12 nations)

These nations publish no figure for this indicator in the sources below. Absence is a fact about the world's statistical apparatus, not a zero — they are not ranked.

- Antarctica — Antarctica has no permanent population and no national government — it is administered under the Antarctic Treaty. No statistical agency compiles national indicators for it, so there is nothing here to report.
- Falkland Islands — The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory, administered by the United Kingdom; sovereignty is disputed by Argentina. They are not a separate reporting entity in World Bank datasets.
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands — The French Southern and Antarctic Lands have no permanent civilian population. They are administered from Réunion as an overseas territory of France and are not a separate reporting entity in international datasets.
- Greenland
- Kosovo
- New Caledonia
- North Korea
- Northern Cyprus — Northern Cyprus is recognised as a state by Türkiye alone. It is not a member of the United Nations or the World Bank, and does not appear as a separate entity in the datasets these indicators are drawn from.
- Puerto Rico
- Somaliland — Somaliland declared independence in 1991 and has not been recognised by the United Nations or any member state. Where its figures are collected at all, they are reported within Somalia's.
- Taiwan — Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations, and is excluded from the World Bank and UN series that supply most of this dossier. Its own statistical agencies publish extensively.
- Vatican City — Vatican City has a resident population of a few hundred and does not compile the economic and social series these indicators are drawn from.

## Sources

- Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://www.who.int/data/gho

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