Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 2009
Current health expenditure as a percentage of GDP highlights spending trends. Compare countries, explore rankings, and view historical data.
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Rank | Actions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marshall Islands | 18.729 % of GDP | |
2 |  United States | 16.201 % of GDP | |
3 |  Republic of Moldova | 13.677 % of GDP | |
4 |  Tuvalu | 13.011 % of GDP | |
5 |  Kiribati | 12.739 % of GDP | |
6 |  Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 12.689 % of GDP | |
7 |  Nauru | 12.316 % of GDP | |
8 |  Cuba | 12.291 % of GDP | |
9 |  France | 11.291 % of GDP | |
10 |  Germany | 10.97 % of GDP | |
11 |  State of Palestine | 10.765 % of GDP | |
12 |  Canada | 10.704 % of GDP | |
13 |  Denmark | 10.629 % of GDP | |
14 |  Belgium | 10.544 % of GDP | |
15 |  Ireland | 10.523 % of GDP | |
16 |  Austria | 10.312 % of GDP | |
17 |  Switzerland | 10.142 % of GDP | |
18 |  Portugal | 10.131 % of GDP | |
19 |  Maldives | 10.093 % of GDP | |
20 |  Netherlands | 9.908 % of GDP | |
21 |  Namibia | 9.904 % of GDP | |
22 |  United Kingdom | 9.839 % of GDP | |
23 |  Afghanistan | 9.818 % of GDP | |
24 |  Palau | 9.631 % of GDP | |
25 |  Argentina | 9.569 % of GDP | |
26 |  Georgia | 9.567 % of GDP | |
27 |  Greece | 9.536 % of GDP | |
28 |  Burundi | 9.232 % of GDP | |
29 |  Jordan | 9.224 % of GDP | |
30 |  Finland | 9.162 % of GDP | |
31 |  Spain | 9.153 % of GDP | |
32 |  New Zealand | 9.136 % of GDP | |
33 |  Norway | 9.033 % of GDP | |
34 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.015 % of GDP | |
35 |  Honduras | 8.996 % of GDP | |
36 |  Serbia | 8.989 % of GDP | |
37 |  Liberia | 8.985 % of GDP | |
38 |  Japan | 8.959 % of GDP | |
39 |  Lesotho | 8.953 % of GDP | |
40 |  Italy | 8.913 % of GDP | |
41 |  El Salvador | 8.837 % of GDP | |
42 |  Sweden | 8.777 % of GDP | |
43 |  Iceland | 8.775 % of GDP | |
44 |  Slovenia | 8.642 % of GDP | |
45 |  Eswatini | 8.633 % of GDP | |
46 |  Australia | 8.543 % of GDP | |
47 |  Armenia | 8.444 % of GDP | |
48 |  Brazil | 8.395 % of GDP | |
49 |  Croatia | 8.033 % of GDP | |
50 |  Slovakia | 7.953 % of GDP | |
51 |  Uruguay | 7.916 % of GDP | |
52 |  Malta | 7.889 % of GDP | |
53 |  Costa Rica | 7.86 % of GDP | |
54 |  Rwanda | 7.8 % of GDP | |
55 |  Nicaragua | 7.686 % of GDP | |
56 |  South Africa | 7.649 % of GDP | |
57 |  Lithuania | 7.345 % of GDP | |
58 |  Colombia | 7.311 % of GDP | |
59 |  Timor-Leste | 7.309 % of GDP | |
60 |  Czech Republic | 7.265 % of GDP | |
61 |  Chile | 7.25 % of GDP | |
62 |  Hungary | 7.237 % of GDP | |
63 |  Lebanon | 7.007 % of GDP | |
64 |  Panama | 6.986 % of GDP | |
65 |  Luxembourg | 6.95 % of GDP | |
66 |  Kyrgyzstan | 6.899 % of GDP | |
67 |  Israel | 6.87 % of GDP | |
68 |  Estonia | 6.844 % of GDP | |
69 |  Botswana | 6.621 % of GDP | |
70 |  Ukraine | 6.61 % of GDP | |
71 |  Solomon Islands | 6.61 % of GDP | |
72 |  Bulgaria | 6.596 % of GDP | |
73 |  Poland | 6.57 % of GDP | |
74 |  North Macedonia | 6.528 % of GDP | |
75 |  Cyprus | 6.465 % of GDP | |
76 |  Sudan | 6.395 % of GDP | |
77 |  Jamaica | 6.37 % of GDP | |
78 |  Guatemala | 6.339 % of GDP | |
79 |  Cambodia | 6.309 % of GDP | |
80 |  Barbados | 6.301 % of GDP | |
81 |  Sierra Leone | 6.271 % of GDP | |
82 |  Latvia | 6.268 % of GDP | |
83 |  San Marino | 6.184 % of GDP | |
84 |  Iran | 6.115 % of GDP | |
85 |  Andorra | 6.094 % of GDP | |
86 |  Ecuador | 6.034 % of GDP | |
87 |  Yemen | 5.986 % of GDP | |
88 |  Malawi | 5.873 % of GDP | |
89 |  Tajikistan | 5.856 % of GDP | |
90 |  Mexico | 5.848 % of GDP | |
91 |  Uganda | 5.788 % of GDP | |
92 |  Albania | 5.758 % of GDP | |
93 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 5.752 % of GDP | |
94 |  South Korea | 5.685 % of GDP | |
95 |  Russia | 5.644 % of GDP | |
96 |  Paraguay | 5.525 % of GDP | |
97 |  Turkey | 5.494 % of GDP | |
98 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 5.487 % of GDP | |
99 |  Grenada | 5.435 % of GDP | |
100 |  Eritrea | 5.423 % of GDP | |
101 |  Tunisia | 5.406 % of GDP | |
102 |  Belarus | 5.391 % of GDP | |
103 |  Niger | 5.339 % of GDP | |
104 |  Kenya | 5.292 % of GDP | |
105 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.287 % of GDP | |
106 |  Romania | 5.278 % of GDP | |
107 |  Morocco | 5.273 % of GDP | |
108 |  Saint Lucia | 5.244 % of GDP | |
109 |  Zambia | 5.226 % of GDP | |
110 |  Mali | 5.212 % of GDP | |
111 |  Burkina Faso | 5.197 % of GDP | |
112 |  Bolivia | 5.174 % of GDP | |
113 |  Bahamas | 5.15 % of GDP | |
114 |  Samoa | 5.127 % of GDP | |
115 |  Tanzania | 5.063 % of GDP | |
116 |  Mozambique | 5.056 % of GDP | |
117 |  Dominica | 4.983 % of GDP | |
118 |  Suriname | 4.978 % of GDP | |
119 |  Peru | 4.96 % of GDP | |
120 |  Comoros | 4.927 % of GDP | |
121 |  Algeria | 4.892 % of GDP | |
122 |  Monaco | 4.842 % of GDP | |
123 |  Uzbekistan | 4.796 % of GDP | |
124 |  Dominican Republic | 4.767 % of GDP | |
125 |  Central African Republic | 4.683 % of GDP | |
126 |  Ethiopia | 4.65 % of GDP | |
127 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 4.64 % of GDP | |
128 |  Guinea-Bissau | 4.611 % of GDP | |
129 |  Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4.511 % of GDP | |
130 |  Belize | 4.505 % of GDP | |
131 |  Vietnam | 4.485 % of GDP | |
132 |  Gambia | 4.464 % of GDP | |
133 |  Mongolia | 4.46 % of GDP | |
134 |  Madagascar | 4.385 % of GDP | |
135 |  Egypt | 4.379 % of GDP | |
136 |  Guyana | 4.351 % of GDP | |
137 |  Saudi Arabia | 4.29 % of GDP | |
138 |  China | 4.276 % of GDP | |
139 |  Ghana | 4.177 % of GDP | |
140 |  Mauritius | 4.17 % of GDP | |
141 |  Philippines | 4.165 % of GDP | |
142 |  Bahrain | 4.151 % of GDP | |
143 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.093 % of GDP | |
144 |  Sri Lanka | 4.057 % of GDP | |
145 |  United Arab Emirates | 4.05 % of GDP | |
146 |  Tonga | 3.974 % of GDP | |
147 |  Togo | 3.927 % of GDP | |
148 |  Nepal | 3.902 % of GDP | |
149 |  Senegal | 3.842 % of GDP | |
150 |  Gabon | 3.781 % of GDP | |
151 |  Iraq | 3.772 % of GDP | |
152 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 3.7 % of GDP | |
153 |  Djibouti | 3.639 % of GDP | |
154 |  Thailand | 3.619 % of GDP | |
155 |  Libya | 3.583 % of GDP | |
156 |  Guinea | 3.581 % of GDP | |
157 |  Nigeria | 3.58 % of GDP | |
158 |  Syrian Arab Republic | 3.574 % of GDP | |
159 |  Cabo Verde | 3.559 % of GDP | |
160 |  India | 3.546 % of GDP | |
161 |  Fiji | 3.536 % of GDP | |
162 |  Haiti | 3.503 % of GDP | |
163 |  Cameroon | 3.5 % of GDP | |
164 |  Kazakhstan | 3.474 % of GDP | |
165 |  Laos | 3.463 % of GDP | |
166 |  Seychelles | 3.436 % of GDP | |
167 |  Singapore | 3.394 % of GDP | |
168 |  Chad | 3.363 % of GDP | |
169 |  Angola | 3.307 % of GDP | |
170 |  Bhutan | 3.297 % of GDP | |
171 |  Malaysia | 3.261 % of GDP | |
172 |  Vanuatu | 3.252 % of GDP | |
173 |  Mauritania | 3.11 % of GDP | |
174 |  Benin | 2.9 % of GDP | |
175 |  Turkmenistan | 2.815 % of GDP | |
176 |  Azerbaijan | 2.765 % of GDP | |
177 |  Kuwait | 2.706 % of GDP | |
178 |  Indonesia | 2.623 % of GDP | |
179 |  Pakistan | 2.5 % of GDP | |
180 |  Oman | 2.469 % of GDP | |
181 |  Brunei Darussalam | 2.393 % of GDP | |
182 |  Qatar | 2.384 % of GDP | |
183 |  Papua New Guinea | 2.329 % of GDP | |
184 |  Bangladesh | 2.183 % of GDP | |
185 |  Myanmar | 2.173 % of GDP | |
186 |  Congo | 2.142 % of GDP | |
187 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.874 % of GDP |
- #1Marshall Islands
- #2United States
- #3Republic of Moldova
- #4Tuvalu
- #5Kiribati
- #6Micronesia (Fed. States of)
- #7Nauru
- #8Cuba
- #9France
- #10Germany
Analysis: These countries represent the highest values in this dataset, showcasing significant scale and impact on global statistics.
- #187Equatorial Guinea
- #186Congo
- #185Myanmar
- #184Bangladesh
- #183Papua New Guinea
- #182Qatar
- #181Brunei Darussalam
- #180Oman
- #179Pakistan
- #178Indonesia
Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.
Data Source
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) | World Health Organization (WHO) via World Bank
Data produced by Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), compiled and published by World Bank as "Current health expenditure (% of GDP)".
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