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Private health expenditure includes direct household (out-of-pocket) spending, private insurance, charitable donations, and direct service payments by private corporations.
Health Statistics > expenditure, private > % of GDP (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
United States :
8.52 %
2004
Health in United States
# 2
Lebanon :
8.42 %
2004
Health in Lebanon
# 3
Argentina :
5.25 %
2004
Health in Argentina
# 4
South Africa :
5.13 %
2004
Health in South Africa
= 5
Uganda :
5.11 %
2004
Health in Uganda
= 5
Paraguay :
5.11 %
2004
Health in Paraguay
# 7
Jordan :
5.06 %
2004
Health in Jordan
# 8
Cambodia :
4.97 %
2004
Health in Cambodia
# 9
Gambia, The :
4.96 %
2004
Health in Gambia, The
# 10
Switzerland :
4.77 %
2004
Health in Switzerland
# 11
Haiti :
4.67 %
2004
Health in Haiti
# 12
Uruguay :
4.63 %
2004
Health in Uruguay
# 13
Guinea :
4.6 %
2004
Health in Guinea
# 14
El Salvador :
4.39 %
2004
Health in El Salvador
# 15
Togo :
4.36 %
2004
Health in Togo
# 16
Nicaragua :
4.34 %
2004
Health in Nicaragua
# 17
Suriname :
4.21 %
2004
Health in Suriname
# 18
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
4.2 %
2004
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 19
India :
4.14 %
2004
Health in India
# 20
Nepal :
4.13 %
2004
Health in Nepal
# 21
Dominican Republic :
4.1 %
2004
Health in Dominican Republic
= 22
Brazil :
4.04 %
2004
Health in Brazil
= 22
Zimbabwe :
4.04 %
2004
Health in Zimbabwe
# 24
Vietnam :
4.01 %
2004
Health in Vietnam
# 25
Armenia :
3.99 %
2004
Health in Armenia
# 26
Ghana :
3.87 %
2004
Health in Ghana
# 27
Georgia :
3.85 %
2004
Health in Georgia
# 28
Albania :
3.75 %
2004
Health in Albania
# 29
Cameroon :
3.74 %
2004
Health in Cameroon
# 30
Greece :
3.73 %
2004
Health in Greece
# 31
Egypt :
3.72 %
2004
Health in Egypt
# 32
Afghanistan :
3.66 %
2004
Health in Afghanistan
# 33
Senegal :
3.52 %
2004
Health in Senegal
# 34
Guinea-Bissau :
3.49 %
2004
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 35
Mexico :
3.48 %
2004
Health in Mexico
# 36
Netherlands :
3.46 %
2004
Health in Netherlands
= 37
Iran :
3.45 %
2004
Health in Iran
= 37
Tajikistan :
3.45 %
2004
Health in Tajikistan
= 39
Bulgaria :
3.39 %
2004
Health in Bulgaria
= 39
Bahamas, The :
3.39 %
2004
Health in Bahamas, The
# 41
Guatemala :
3.36 %
2004
Health in Guatemala
= 42
Morocco :
3.35 %
2004
Health in Morocco
= 42
Mali :
3.35 %
2004
Health in Mali
# 44
Kyrgyzstan :
3.31 %
2004
Health in Kyrgyzstan
= 45
Malawi :
3.26 %
2004
Health in Malawi
= 45
Ecuador :
3.26 %
2004
Health in Ecuador
# 47
Honduras :
3.25 %
2004
Health in Honduras
# 48
Rwanda :
3.24 %
2004
Health in Rwanda
= 49
Cyprus :
3.23 %
2004
Health in Cyprus
= 49
Chile :
3.23 %
2004
Health in Chile
= 51
Nigeria :
3.2 %
2004
Health in Nigeria
= 51
Moldova :
3.2 %
2004
Health in Moldova
# 53
Australia :
3.12 %
2004
Health in Australia
# 54
Laos :
3.1 %
2004
Health in Laos
# 55
Yemen :
3.09 %
2004
Health in Yemen
# 56
Latvia :
3.08 %
2004
Health in Latvia
# 57
Canada :
2.96 %
2004
Health in Canada
# 58
China :
2.91 %
2004
Health in China
# 59
Côte d'Ivoire :
2.9 %
2004
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 60
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
2.88 %
2004
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 61
Zambia :
2.85 %
2004
Health in Zambia
# 62
Serbia and Montenegro :
2.82 %
2004
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
# 63
Ukraine :
2.81 %
2004
Health in Ukraine
= 64
Belgium :
2.8 %
2004
Health in Belgium
= 64
Tunisia :
2.8 %
2003
Health in Tunisia
# 66
Portugal :
2.78 %
2004
Health in Portugal
# 67
Burkina Faso :
2.76 %
2004
Health in Burkina Faso
# 68
Eritrea :
2.74 %
2004
Health in Eritrea
# 69
Venezuela :
2.73 %
2004
Health in Venezuela
= 70
Uzbekistan :
2.72 %
2004
Health in Uzbekistan
= 70
Korea, South :
2.72 %
2004
Health in Korea, South
# 72
Azerbaijan :
2.7 %
2004
Health in Azerbaijan
# 73
Bolivia :
2.67 %
2004
Health in Bolivia
= 74
Chad :
2.65 %
2004
Health in Chad
= 74
Sudan :
2.65 %
2004
Health in Sudan
# 76
Israel :
2.61 %
2004
Health in Israel
= 77
Central African Republic :
2.59 %
2004
Health in Central African Republic
= 77
Barbados :
2.59 %
2004
Health in Barbados
# 79
Ethiopia :
2.57 %
2004
Health in Ethiopia
# 80
Panama :
2.55 %
2004
Health in Panama
# 81
Austria :
2.51 %
2004
Health in Austria
# 82
Syria :
2.47 %
2004
Health in Syria
# 83
Germany :
2.45 %
2004
Health in Germany
# 84
Singapore :
2.44 %
2004
Health in Singapore
# 85
Monaco :
2.41 %
2004
Health in Monaco
# 86
Benin :
2.39 %
2004
Health in Benin
# 87
Jamaica :
2.38 %
2004
Health in Jamaica
# 88
Botswana :
2.37 %
2004
Health in Botswana
= 89
East Timor :
2.36 %
2004
Health in East Timor
= 89
Belize :
2.36 %
2004
Health in Belize
= 89
Burundi :
2.36 %
2004
Health in Burundi
= 89
Spain :
2.36 %
2004
Health in Spain
# 93
Kenya :
2.35 %
2004
Health in Kenya
# 94
Sri Lanka :
2.34 %
2004
Health in Sri Lanka
= 95
Russia :
2.32 %
2004
Health in Russia
= 95
Macedonia, Republic of :
2.32 %
2004
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
# 97
Swaziland :
2.28 %
2004
Health in Swaziland
# 98
France :
2.27 %
2004
Health in France
# 99
Tanzania :
2.26 %
2004
Health in Tanzania
= 100
Hungary :
2.24 %
2004
Health in Hungary
= 100
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
2.24 %
2004
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 102
Bangladesh :
2.23 %
2004
Health in Bangladesh
# 103
Malta :
2.2 %
2004
Health in Malta
# 104
Andorra :
2.19 %
2004
Health in Andorra
# 105
Peru :
2.18 %
2004
Health in Peru
# 106
Italy :
2.17 %
2004
Health in Italy
= 107
Trinidad and Tobago :
2.14 %
2004
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
= 107
Turkey :
2.14 %
2004
Health in Turkey
# 109
Slovenia :
2.12 %
2004
Health in Slovenia
# 110
Namibia :
2.11 %
2004
Health in Namibia
# 111
Philippines :
2.05 %
2004
Health in Philippines
# 112
Liberia :
2.02 %
2004
Health in Liberia
= 113
Niger :
2 %
2004
Health in Niger
= 113
Mongolia :
2 %
2004
Health in Mongolia
= 115
Poland :
1.95 %
2004
Health in Poland
= 115
Mauritius :
1.95 %
2004
Health in Mauritius
# 117
Djibouti :
1.94 %
2004
Health in Djibouti
# 118
Burma :
1.92 %
2004
Health in Burma
# 119
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
1.91 %
2004
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 120
New Zealand :
1.9 %
2004
Health in New Zealand
# 121
Slovakia :
1.89 %
2004
Health in Slovakia
# 122
Grenada :
1.88 %
2004
Health in Grenada
# 123
Indonesia :
1.84 %
2004
Health in Indonesia
# 124
Pakistan :
1.77 %
2004
Health in Pakistan
# 125
Saint Lucia :
1.75 %
2004
Health in Saint Lucia
= 126
Fiji :
1.73 %
2004
Health in Fiji
= 126
Romania :
1.73 %
2004
Health in Romania
= 128
Finland :
1.69 %
2004
Health in Finland
= 128
Dominica :
1.69 %
2004
Health in Dominica
# 130
Bhutan :
1.65 %
2004
Health in Bhutan
# 131
Iceland :
1.64 %
2004
Health in Iceland
# 132
Lithuania :
1.62 %
2004
Health in Lithuania
# 133
Norway :
1.6 %
2004
Health in Norway
# 134
São Tomé and Príncipe :
1.59 %
2004
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 135
Malaysia :
1.57 %
2004
Health in Malaysia
# 136
Belarus :
1.56 %
2004
Health in Belarus
# 137
San Marino :
1.55 %
2004
Health in San Marino
# 138
Kazakhstan :
1.53 %
2004
Health in Kazakhstan
= 139
Denmark :
1.52 %
2004
Health in Denmark
= 139
Costa Rica :
1.52 %
2004
Health in Costa Rica
# 141
Seychelles :
1.51 %
2004
Health in Seychelles
# 142
Turkmenistan :
1.49 %
2004
Health in Turkmenistan
= 143
Japan :
1.48 %
2004
Health in Japan
= 143
Ireland :
1.48 %
2004
Health in Ireland
# 145
Croatia :
1.46 %
2004
Health in Croatia
# 146
Somalia :
1.44 %
2001
Health in Somalia
# 147
Maldives :
1.43 %
2004
Health in Maldives
# 148
Antigua and Barbuda :
1.41 %
2004
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
# 149
Gabon :
1.4 %
2004
Health in Gabon
# 150
Sweden :
1.37 %
2004
Health in Sweden
# 151
Sierra Leone :
1.35 %
2004
Health in Sierra Leone
# 152
Bahrain :
1.31 %
2004
Health in Bahrain
# 153
Tonga :
1.29 %
2004
Health in Tonga
= 154
Congo, Republic of the :
1.27 %
2004
Health in Congo, Republic of the
= 154
Estonia :
1.27 %
2004
Health in Estonia
= 156
Cape Verde :
1.26 %
2004
Health in Cape Verde
= 156
Mozambique :
1.26 %
2004
Health in Mozambique
# 158
Thailand :
1.24 %
2004
Health in Thailand
= 159
Samoa :
1.23 %
2004
Health in Samoa
= 159
Madagascar :
1.23 %
2004
Health in Madagascar
# 161
Comoros :
1.21 %
2004
Health in Comoros
# 162
Iraq :
1.14 %
2004
Health in Iraq
# 163
United Kingdom :
1.11 %
2004
Health in United Kingdom
= 164
Micronesia, Federated States of :
1.09 %
2004
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
= 164
Colombia :
1.09 %
2004
Health in Colombia
# 166
Lesotho :
1.03 %
2004
Health in Lesotho
# 167
Algeria :
0.99 %
2004
Health in Algeria
# 168
Kiribati :
0.96 %
2004
Health in Kiribati
= 169
Vanuatu :
0.95 %
2004
Health in Vanuatu
= 169
Libya :
0.95 %
2004
Health in Libya
# 171
Mauritania :
0.89 %
2004
Health in Mauritania
= 172
Guyana :
0.87 %
2004
Health in Guyana
= 172
United Arab Emirates :
0.87 %
2004
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 174
Palau :
0.85 %
2004
Health in Palau
# 175
Saudi Arabia :
0.81 %
2004
Health in Saudi Arabia
# 176
Czech Republic :
0.79 %
2004
Health in Czech Republic
= 177
Cuba :
0.77 %
2004
Health in Cuba
= 177
Luxembourg :
0.77 %
2004
Health in Luxembourg
# 179
Brunei :
0.65 %
2004
Health in Brunei
# 180
Kuwait :
0.63 %
2004
Health in Kuwait
# 181
Papua New Guinea :
0.57 %
2004
Health in Papua New Guinea
= 182
Qatar :
0.56 %
2004
Health in Qatar
= 182
Oman :
0.56 %
2004
Health in Oman
# 184
Korea, North :
0.5 %
2004
Health in Korea, North
# 185
Marshall Islands :
0.46 %
2004
Health in Marshall Islands
# 186
Angola :
0.39 %
2004
Health in Angola
# 187
Equatorial Guinea :
0.37 %
2004
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 188
Solomon Islands :
0.32 %
2004
Health in Solomon Islands
Weighted average:
2.5 %
DEFINITION: Private health expenditure includes direct household (out-of-pocket) spending, private insurance, charitable donations, and direct service payments by private corporations.
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