Indicator
Health expenditure (% of GDP) ranking
Highest and lowest
In 2024, health expenditure (as a percentage of GDP) was highest in Tuvalu, Nauru, and the United States, while the lowest values were recorded in Lao PDR, Bangladesh, and Brunei Darussalam. The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
Current spending on healthcare goods and services
| Rank | Economy | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu | 27.1 | 2023 |
| 2 | Nauru | 18.2 | 2023 |
| 3 | United States | 17.2 | 2024 |
| 4 | Niue | 16.1 | 2023 |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 15.0 | 2023 |
| 6 | Marshall Islands | 13.4 | 2023 |
| 7 | Liberia | 13.0 | 2023 |
| 8 | Micronesia | 12.9 | 2023 |
| 9 | Lesotho | 12.6 | 2023 |
| 10 | Germany | 12.3 | 2024 |
| 11 | Austria | 11.8 | 2024 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 11.8 | 2024 |
| 13 | South Sudan | 11.6 | 2023 |
| 14 | France | 11.5 | 2024 |
| 15 | Sweden | 11.3 | 2024 |
| 16 | Canada | 11.3 | 2024 |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 11.1 | 2024 |
| 18 | Belgium | 11.0 | 2024 |
| 19 | Kiribati | 10.9 | 2023 |
| 20 | Palau | 10.9 | 2023 |
| 21 | West Bank and Gaza | 10.7 | 2023 |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 10.7 | 2023 |
| 23 | Japan | 10.6 | 2024 |
| 24 | Finland | 10.6 | 2024 |
| 25 | Chile | 10.5 | 2024 |
| 26 | Argentina | 10.4 | 2023 |
| 27 | Australia | 10.3 | 2024 |
| 28 | Portugal | 10.2 | 2024 |
| 29 | New Zealand | 10.1 | 2024 |
| 30 | Netherlands | 10.0 | 2024 |
| 31 | Slovenia | 9.9 | 2024 |
| 32 | Yemen | 9.7 | 2023 |
| 33 | Norway | 9.7 | 2024 |
| 34 | Montenegro | 9.7 | 2023 |
| 35 | Timor-Leste | 9.6 | 2023 |
| 36 | Namibia | 9.5 | 2023 |
| 37 | Denmark | 9.4 | 2024 |
| 38 | Brazil | 9.4 | 2022 |
| 39 | Cuba | 9.4 | 2023 |
| 40 | Armenia | 9.3 | 2023 |
| 41 | El Salvador | 9.3 | 2023 |
| 42 | Maldives | 9.2 | 2023 |
| 43 | Spain | 9.2 | 2024 |
| 44 | Burundi | 9.1 | 2023 |
| 45 | Uruguay | 9.0 | 2023 |
| 46 | Iceland | 9.0 | 2024 |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.9 | 2023 |
| 48 | Malta | 8.8 | 2023 |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.8 | 2023 |
| 50 | South Africa | 8.7 | 2022 |
| 51 | Czechia | 8.5 | 2024 |
| 52 | Mozambique | 8.5 | 2023 |
| 53 | Italy | 8.4 | 2024 |
| 54 | Slovak Republic | 8.4 | 2024 |
| 55 | Korea | 8.4 | 2024 |
| 56 | Paraguay | 8.4 | 2023 |
| 57 | Panama | 8.3 | 2023 |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 8.3 | 2023 |
| 59 | Ukraine | 8.2 | 2021 |
| 60 | Colombia | 8.1 | 2024 |
| 61 | Cyprus | 8.1 | 2023 |
| 62 | Greece | 8.1 | 2024 |
| 63 | Poland | 8.1 | 2024 |
| 64 | Serbia | 8.0 | 2023 |
| 65 | Tunisia | 8.0 | 2023 |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 7.9 | 2023 |
| 67 | Estonia | 7.8 | 2024 |
| 68 | Libya | 7.8 | 2023 |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | 7.8 | 2023 |
| 70 | Honduras | 7.7 | 2023 |
| 71 | Andorra | 7.7 | 2023 |
| 72 | Jordan | 7.7 | 2023 |
| 73 | Jamaica | 7.6 | 2023 |
| 74 | Lithuania | 7.6 | 2024 |
| 75 | Israel | 7.6 | 2024 |
| 76 | Latvia | 7.6 | 2024 |
| 77 | Ecuador | 7.6 | 2023 |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.5 | 2023 |
| 79 | Eswatini | 7.5 | 2023 |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 7.4 | 2023 |
| 81 | North Macedonia | 7.4 | 2023 |
| 82 | Tonga | 7.4 | 2023 |
| 83 | Croatia | 7.1 | 2023 |
| 84 | Belarus | 7.1 | 2023 |
| 85 | Albania | 7.1 | 2023 |
| 86 | Russia | 7.0 | 2023 |
| 87 | Bolivia | 6.9 | 2023 |
| 88 | Georgia | 6.9 | 2023 |
| 89 | Ireland | 6.9 | 2024 |
| 90 | Guatemala | 6.8 | 2023 |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 6.8 | 2024 |
| 92 | Samoa | 6.8 | 2023 |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 6.7 | 2023 |
| 94 | Moldova | 6.7 | 2023 |
| 95 | San Marino | 6.6 | 2023 |
| 96 | Comoros | 6.6 | 2023 |
| 97 | Malawi | 6.5 | 2023 |
| 98 | Hungary | 6.5 | 2024 |
| 99 | Bahamas | 6.3 | 2023 |
| 100 | Botswana | 6.3 | 2023 |
| 101 | Nepal | 6.2 | 2023 |
| 102 | Togo | 6.1 | 2023 |
| 103 | Mongolia | 6.1 | 2023 |
| 104 | Morocco | 6.1 | 2023 |
| 105 | Iran | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 106 | Zambia | 6.0 | 2023 |
| 107 | Luxembourg | 5.9 | 2024 |
| 108 | Mexico | 5.9 | 2024 |
| 109 | Cabo Verde | 5.8 | 2023 |
| 110 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.8 | 2023 |
| 111 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.7 | 2023 |
| 112 | Liechtenstein | 5.7 | 2023 |
| 113 | Romania | 5.7 | 2023 |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | 5.7 | 2023 |
| 115 | Peru | 5.6 | 2023 |
| 116 | Lebanon | 5.6 | 2023 |
| 117 | Mauritius | 5.6 | 2023 |
| 118 | Iraq | 5.5 | 2023 |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | 5.5 | 2023 |
| 120 | Suriname | 5.4 | 2023 |
| 121 | Barbados | 5.4 | 2023 |
| 122 | Solomon Islands | 5.4 | 2023 |
| 123 | China | 5.2 | 2022 |
| 124 | Rwanda | 5.1 | 2023 |
| 125 | Philippines | 5.1 | 2023 |
| 126 | Dominica | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 127 | Chad | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 128 | United Arab Emirates | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 129 | Kuwait | 5.0 | 2023 |
| 130 | Egypt | 4.9 | 2023 |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | 4.7 | 2023 |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 4.7 | 2023 |
| 133 | Türkiye | 4.7 | 2024 |
| 134 | Grenada | 4.7 | 2023 |
| 135 | Cambodia | 4.6 | 2023 |
| 136 | Dominican Republic | 4.6 | 2023 |
| 137 | Viet Nam | 4.6 | 2023 |
| 138 | Cameroon | 4.6 | 2023 |
| 139 | Thailand | 4.5 | 2023 |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.5 | 2023 |
| 141 | Singapore | 4.5 | 2023 |
| 142 | Seychelles | 4.5 | 2023 |
| 143 | Myanmar | 4.5 | 2023 |
| 144 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.4 | 2023 |
| 145 | Bhutan | 4.4 | 2023 |
| 146 | Kenya | 4.4 | 2023 |
| 147 | Algeria | 4.4 | 2023 |
| 148 | Mauritania | 4.3 | 2023 |
| 149 | Senegal | 4.3 | 2023 |
| 150 | Azerbaijan | 4.3 | 2023 |
| 151 | Uganda | 4.2 | 2023 |
| 152 | Cook Islands | 4.2 | 2023 |
| 153 | Belize | 4.1 | 2023 |
| 154 | Vanuatu | 4.1 | 2023 |
| 155 | Niger | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 156 | Bahrain | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 157 | Malaysia | 4.0 | 2023 |
| 158 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.9 | 2023 |
| 159 | Nigeria | 3.9 | 2023 |
| 160 | Mali | 3.8 | 2023 |
| 161 | Venezuela | 3.8 | 2023 |
| 162 | Kazakhstan | 3.8 | 2023 |
| 163 | Somalia | 3.7 | 2023 |
| 164 | Guinea | 3.7 | 2023 |
| 165 | Congo DR | 3.7 | 2023 |
| 166 | Eritrea | 3.7 | 2023 |
| 167 | Sri Lanka | 3.7 | 2023 |
| 168 | Fiji | 3.6 | 2023 |
| 169 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.5 | 2023 |
| 170 | Oman | 3.5 | 2023 |
| 171 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.4 | 2023 |
| 172 | Madagascar | 3.4 | 2023 |
| 173 | Benin | 3.3 | 2023 |
| 174 | India | 3.3 | 2022 |
| 175 | Congo Republic | 3.3 | 2023 |
| 176 | Haiti | 3.2 | 2023 |
| 177 | Gabon | 3.1 | 2023 |
| 178 | Monaco | 3.1 | 2023 |
| 179 | Tanzania | 3.1 | 2023 |
| 180 | Ghana | 2.9 | 2023 |
| 181 | Zimbabwe | 2.9 | 2023 |
| 182 | Gambia | 2.9 | 2023 |
| 183 | Papua New Guinea | 2.9 | 2023 |
| 184 | Sudan | 2.9 | 2023 |
| 185 | Ethiopia | 2.8 | 2023 |
| 186 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.7 | 2023 |
| 187 | Indonesia | 2.7 | 2023 |
| 188 | Angola | 2.5 | 2023 |
| 189 | Qatar | 2.5 | 2023 |
| 190 | Pakistan | 2.5 | 2023 |
| 191 | Guyana | 2.5 | 2023 |
| 192 | Djibouti | 2.3 | 2023 |
| 193 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.2 | 2023 |
| 194 | Bangladesh | 2.2 | 2023 |
| 195 | Lao PDR | 1.3 | 2023 |
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Sources and updates
Data sources
The data for this indicator are synthesized from:
1. The OECD Health Statistics: Health expenditure and financing.
2. The World Health Organization (WHO): Global Health Observatory (GHO).
OECD data take precedence over WHO when both are available for a given country.
1. The OECD Health Statistics: Health expenditure and financing.
2. The World Health Organization (WHO): Global Health Observatory (GHO).
OECD data take precedence over WHO when both are available for a given country.
Last update
This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.