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DEFINITION
Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.
Health Statistics > expenditure, total > % of GDP (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
United States :
15.4 %
2004
Health in United States
# 2
Marshall Islands :
15.2 %
2004
Health in Marshall Islands
# 3
Kiribati :
13.7 %
2004
Health in Kiribati
# 4
Malawi :
12.9 %
2004
Health in Malawi
# 5
Lebanon :
11.6 %
2004
Health in Lebanon
= 6
São Tomé and Príncipe :
11.5 %
2004
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
= 6
Switzerland :
11.5 %
2004
Health in Switzerland
# 8
East Timor :
11.2 %
2004
Health in East Timor
# 9
Germany :
10.6 %
2004
Health in Germany
# 10
France :
10.5 %
2004
Health in France
# 11
Austria :
10.28 %
2004
Health in Austria
# 12
Serbia and Montenegro :
10.1 %
2004
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
= 13
Monaco :
9.9 %
2004
Health in Monaco
= 13
Iceland :
9.9 %
2004
Health in Iceland
= 15
Portugal :
9.8 %
2004
Health in Portugal
= 15
Jordan :
9.8 %
2004
Health in Jordan
= 15
Canada :
9.8 %
2004
Health in Canada
= 18
Belgium :
9.7 %
2004
Health in Belgium
= 18
Norway :
9.7 %
2004
Health in Norway
= 18
Palau :
9.7 %
2004
Health in Palau
= 21
Australia :
9.6 %
2004
Health in Australia
= 21
Argentina :
9.6 %
2004
Health in Argentina
= 23
Netherlands :
9.2 %
2004
Health in Netherlands
= 23
Malta :
9.2 %
2004
Health in Malta
# 25
Sweden :
9.1 %
2004
Health in Sweden
# 26
Brazil :
8.8 %
2004
Health in Brazil
= 27
Italy :
8.7 %
2004
Health in Italy
= 27
Slovenia :
8.7 %
2004
Health in Slovenia
= 27
Israel :
8.7 %
2004
Health in Israel
= 30
Denmark :
8.6 %
2004
Health in Denmark
= 30
South Africa :
8.6 %
2004
Health in South Africa
# 32
New Zealand :
8.4 %
2004
Health in New Zealand
# 33
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
8.3 %
2004
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
= 34
Uruguay :
8.2 %
2004
Health in Uruguay
= 34
Nicaragua :
8.2 %
2004
Health in Nicaragua
= 36
United Kingdom :
8.1 %
2004
Health in United Kingdom
= 36
Spain :
8.1 %
2004
Health in Spain
= 38
Luxembourg :
8 %
2004
Health in Luxembourg
= 38
Croatia :
8 %
2005
Health in Croatia
= 38
Bulgaria :
8 %
2004
Health in Bulgaria
= 38
Macedonia, Republic of :
8 %
2004
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
= 42
El Salvador :
7.9 %
2004
Health in El Salvador
= 42
Greece :
7.9 %
2004
Health in Greece
= 42
Hungary :
7.9 %
2004
Health in Hungary
= 45
Suriname :
7.8 %
2004
Health in Suriname
= 45
Japan :
7.8 %
2004
Health in Japan
= 45
Colombia :
7.8 %
2004
Health in Colombia
# 48
Turkey :
7.72 %
2004
Health in Turkey
= 49
Paraguay :
7.7 %
2004
Health in Paraguay
= 49
Maldives :
7.7 %
2004
Health in Maldives
= 49
Panama :
7.7 %
2004
Health in Panama
= 52
Micronesia, Federated States of :
7.6 %
2004
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
= 52
Haiti :
7.6 %
2004
Health in Haiti
= 52
Uganda :
7.6 %
2004
Health in Uganda
= 55
Zimbabwe :
7.5 %
2004
Health in Zimbabwe
= 55
Rwanda :
7.5 %
2004
Health in Rwanda
= 57
San Marino :
7.4 %
2004
Health in San Marino
= 57
Moldova :
7.4 %
2004
Health in Moldova
= 57
Finland :
7.4 %
2004
Health in Finland
# 60
Czech Republic :
7.3 %
2004
Health in Czech Republic
= 61
Ireland :
7.2 %
2004
Health in Ireland
= 61
Honduras :
7.2 %
2004
Health in Honduras
= 61
Slovakia :
7.2 %
2004
Health in Slovakia
= 64
Latvia :
7.1 %
2004
Health in Latvia
= 64
Barbados :
7.1 %
2004
Health in Barbados
= 64
Andorra :
7.1 %
2004
Health in Andorra
# 67
Grenada :
6.9 %
2004
Health in Grenada
= 68
Namibia :
6.8 %
2004
Health in Namibia
= 68
Bolivia :
6.8 %
2004
Health in Bolivia
= 68
Bahamas, The :
6.8 %
2004
Health in Bahamas, The
= 68
Gambia, The :
6.8 %
2004
Health in Gambia, The
= 72
Albania :
6.7 %
2004
Health in Albania
= 72
Cambodia :
6.7 %
2004
Health in Cambodia
= 72
Ghana :
6.7 %
2004
Health in Ghana
= 75
Iran :
6.6 %
2004
Health in Iran
= 75
Costa Rica :
6.6 %
2004
Health in Costa Rica
= 75
Mali :
6.6 %
2004
Health in Mali
= 78
Ukraine :
6.5 %
2004
Health in Ukraine
= 78
Lesotho :
6.5 %
2004
Health in Lesotho
= 78
Mexico :
6.5 %
2004
Health in Mexico
= 78
Lithuania :
6.5 %
2004
Health in Lithuania
# 82
Botswana :
6.4 %
2004
Health in Botswana
= 83
Zambia :
6.3 %
2004
Health in Zambia
= 83
Djibouti :
6.3 %
2004
Health in Djibouti
= 83
Cuba :
6.3 %
2004
Health in Cuba
= 83
Swaziland :
6.3 %
2004
Health in Swaziland
= 83
Tonga :
6.3 %
2004
Health in Tonga
= 88
Poland :
6.2 %
2004
Health in Poland
= 88
Belarus :
6.2 %
2004
Health in Belarus
= 90
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
6.1 %
2004
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
= 90
Seychelles :
6.1 %
2004
Health in Seychelles
= 90
Burkina Faso :
6.1 %
2004
Health in Burkina Faso
= 90
Chile :
6.1 %
2004
Health in Chile
= 94
Dominican Republic :
6 %
2004
Health in Dominican Republic
= 94
Mongolia :
6 %
2004
Health in Mongolia
= 94
Russia :
6 %
2004
Health in Russia
= 97
Dominica :
5.9 %
2004
Health in Dominica
= 97
Senegal :
5.9 %
2004
Health in Senegal
= 97
Egypt :
5.9 %
2004
Health in Egypt
= 97
Solomon Islands :
5.9 %
2004
Health in Solomon Islands
# 101
Cyprus :
5.8 %
2004
Health in Cyprus
# 102
Guatemala :
5.7 %
2004
Health in Guatemala
= 103
Korea, South :
5.6 %
2004
Health in Korea, South
= 103
Tunisia :
5.6 %
2003
Health in Tunisia
= 103
Liberia :
5.6 %
2004
Health in Liberia
= 103
Kyrgyzstan :
5.6 %
2004
Health in Kyrgyzstan
= 103
Nepal :
5.6 %
2004
Health in Nepal
= 108
Ecuador :
5.5 %
2004
Health in Ecuador
= 108
Vietnam :
5.5 %
2004
Health in Vietnam
= 108
Togo :
5.5 %
2004
Health in Togo
# 111
Armenia :
5.4 %
2004
Health in Armenia
= 112
Samoa :
5.3 %
2004
Health in Samoa
= 112
Iraq :
5.3 %
2004
Health in Iraq
= 112
Guyana :
5.3 %
2004
Health in Guyana
= 112
Georgia :
5.3 %
2004
Health in Georgia
= 112
Guinea :
5.3 %
2004
Health in Guinea
= 112
Estonia :
5.3 %
2004
Health in Estonia
= 112
Ethiopia :
5.3 %
2004
Health in Ethiopia
= 119
Cameroon :
5.2 %
2004
Health in Cameroon
= 119
Jamaica :
5.2 %
2004
Health in Jamaica
= 119
Cape Verde :
5.2 %
2004
Health in Cape Verde
= 119
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
5.2 %
2004
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
= 123
Morocco :
5.1 %
2004
Health in Morocco
= 123
Belize :
5.1 %
2004
Health in Belize
= 123
Uzbekistan :
5.1 %
2004
Health in Uzbekistan
= 123
Romania :
5.1 %
2004
Health in Romania
= 127
Yemen :
5 %
2004
Health in Yemen
= 127
Saint Lucia :
5 %
2004
Health in Saint Lucia
= 127
India :
5 %
2004
Health in India
# 130
Benin :
4.9 %
2004
Health in Benin
= 131
Guinea-Bissau :
4.8 %
2004
Health in Guinea-Bissau
= 131
Turkmenistan :
4.8 %
2004
Health in Turkmenistan
= 131
Antigua and Barbuda :
4.8 %
2004
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
= 134
Syria :
4.7 %
2004
Health in Syria
= 134
Venezuela :
4.7 %
2004
Health in Venezuela
= 134
China :
4.7 %
2004
Health in China
= 137
Bhutan :
4.6 %
2004
Health in Bhutan
= 137
Nigeria :
4.6 %
2004
Health in Nigeria
= 137
Fiji :
4.6 %
2004
Health in Fiji
= 140
Gabon :
4.5 %
2004
Health in Gabon
= 140
Eritrea :
4.5 %
2004
Health in Eritrea
= 142
Tajikistan :
4.4 %
2004
Health in Tajikistan
= 142
Afghanistan :
4.4 %
2004
Health in Afghanistan
= 144
Mauritius :
4.3 %
2004
Health in Mauritius
= 144
Sri Lanka :
4.3 %
2004
Health in Sri Lanka
= 146
Niger :
4.2 %
2004
Health in Niger
= 146
Chad :
4.2 %
2004
Health in Chad
= 148
Kenya :
4.1 %
2004
Health in Kenya
= 148
Peru :
4.1 %
2004
Health in Peru
= 148
Sudan :
4.1 %
2004
Health in Sudan
= 148
Central African Republic :
4.1 %
2004
Health in Central African Republic
= 148
Vanuatu :
4.1 %
2004
Health in Vanuatu
= 153
Mozambique :
4 %
2004
Health in Mozambique
= 153
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
4 %
2004
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
= 153
Tanzania :
4 %
2004
Health in Tanzania
= 153
Bahrain :
4 %
2004
Health in Bahrain
# 157
Laos :
3.9 %
2004
Health in Laos
= 158
Kazakhstan :
3.8 %
2004
Health in Kazakhstan
= 158
Malaysia :
3.8 %
2004
Health in Malaysia
= 158
Libya :
3.8 %
2004
Health in Libya
= 158
Côte d'Ivoire :
3.8 %
2004
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 162
Singapore :
3.7 %
2004
Health in Singapore
= 163
Papua New Guinea :
3.6 %
2004
Health in Papua New Guinea
= 163
Azerbaijan :
3.6 %
2004
Health in Azerbaijan
= 163
Algeria :
3.6 %
2004
Health in Algeria
= 166
Thailand :
3.5 %
2004
Health in Thailand
= 166
Trinidad and Tobago :
3.5 %
2004
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
= 166
Korea, North :
3.5 %
2004
Health in Korea, North
# 169
Philippines :
3.4 %
2004
Health in Philippines
= 170
Saudi Arabia :
3.3 %
2004
Health in Saudi Arabia
= 170
Sierra Leone :
3.3 %
2004
Health in Sierra Leone
= 172
Burundi :
3.2 %
2004
Health in Burundi
= 172
Brunei :
3.2 %
2004
Health in Brunei
# 174
Bangladesh :
3.1 %
2004
Health in Bangladesh
= 175
Madagascar :
3 %
2004
Health in Madagascar
= 175
Oman :
3 %
2004
Health in Oman
= 177
Mauritania :
2.9 %
2004
Health in Mauritania
= 177
United Arab Emirates :
2.9 %
2004
Health in United Arab Emirates
= 179
Comoros :
2.8 %
2004
Health in Comoros
= 179
Kuwait :
2.8 %
2004
Health in Kuwait
= 179
Indonesia :
2.8 %
2004
Health in Indonesia
# 182
Somalia :
2.6 %
2001
Health in Somalia
# 183
Congo, Republic of the :
2.5 %
2004
Health in Congo, Republic of the
# 184
Qatar :
2.4 %
2004
Health in Qatar
= 185
Pakistan :
2.2 %
2004
Health in Pakistan
= 185
Burma :
2.2 %
2004
Health in Burma
# 187
Angola :
1.9 %
2004
Health in Angola
# 188
Equatorial Guinea :
1.6 %
2004
Health in Equatorial Guinea
Weighted average:
6.3 %
DEFINITION: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.
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