Economy > Public expenditure > Health expenditure > Public expenditure on health: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total expenditure on health measures the final consumption of health goods and services (i.e. current health expenditure) plus capital investment in health care infrastructure. This includes spending by both public and private sources (including households) on medical services and goods, public health and prevention programmes and administration. Excluded are health-related expenditures such as training, research and environmental health.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	France	8.8%	2009
2	Germany	8.1%	2009
3	Denmark	8%	2009
4	Austria	7.7%	2009
5	Netherlands	7.6%	2009
=6	Sweden	7.5%	2009
=6	Iceland	7.5%	2009
	Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	7.37%	2009
=8	United Kingdom	7.3%	2009
=8	New Zealand	7.3%	2009
=8	Norway	7.3%	2009
=11	Portugal	7.2%	2009
=11	Belgium	7.2%	2009
=13	United States	7%	2009
=13	Canada	7%	2009
15	Italy	6.9%	2009
16	Switzerland	6.8%	2009
	High income OECD countries average (profile)	6.7%	2009
17	Luxembourg	6.6%	2009
18	Japan	6.5%	2009
19	Finland	6.2%	2009
=20	Czech Republic	6%	2009
=20	Spain	6%	2009
=22	Ireland	5.9%	2009
=22	Australia	5.9%	2009
=22	Hungary	5.9%	2009
25	Greece	5.6%	2009
26	Slovakia	5.1%	2009
27	Poland	4.3%	2009
28	Turkey	4.1%	2009
29	South Korea	3.5%	2009
30	Mexico	2.9%	2009

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