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DEFINITION:
This entry provides the total expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP. Health expenditures are broadly defined as activities performed either by institutions or individuals through the application of medical, paramedical, and/or nursing knowledge and technology, the primary purpose of which is to promote, restore, or maintain health.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | United States | 17.9% of GDP | 2011 | ||
2 | Netherlands | 12% of GDP | 2011 | ||
3 | France | 11.6% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=4 | Denmark | 11.2% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=4 | Canada | 11.2% of GDP | 2011 | ||
6 | Germany | 11.1% of GDP | 2011 | ||
7 | Switzerland | 10.9% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=8 | Belgium | 10.6% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=8 | Austria | 10.6% of GDP | 2011 | ||
10 | Portugal | 10.4% of GDP | 2011 | ||
11 | New Zealand | 10.1% of GDP | 2011 | ||
12 | Spain | 9.6% of GDP | 2010 | ||
13 | Italy | 9.5% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=14 | Sweden | 9.4% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=14 | Ireland | 9.4% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=16 | Japan | 9.3% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=16 | United Kingdom | 9.3% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=18 | Iceland | 9.1% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=18 | Norway | 9.1% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=20 | Greece | 9% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=20 | Australia | 9% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=20 | Slovakia | 9% of GDP | 2010 | ||
=20 | Slovenia | 9% of GDP | 2010 | ||
24 | Finland | 8.9% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=25 | Israel | 7.7% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=25 | Luxembourg | 7.7% of GDP | 2011 | ||
27 | Chile | 7.5% of GDP | 2011 | ||
28 | Czech Republic | 7.4% of GDP | 2011 | ||
29 | South Korea | 7.2% of GDP | 2011 | ||
30 | Poland | 6.7% of GDP | 2011 | ||
31 | Estonia | 6% of GDP | 2011 |