Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 2025
Health Expenditure as a percentage of GDP reveals how countries invest in healthcare. Compare rankings and explore interactive maps.
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1 |  Afghanistan | 21.8 % of GDP |
2 |  Tuvalu | 20 % of GDP |
3 |  Liberia | 16.6 % of GDP |
4 |  United States | 16.6 % of GDP |
5 |  Kiribati | 14.8 % of GDP |
6 |  Cuba | 13.8 % of GDP |
7 |  Nauru | 13.1 % of GDP |
8 |  Germany | 12.7 % of GDP |
9 |  France | 12.3 % of GDP |
10 |  Austria | 12.1 % of GDP |
11 |  Switzerland | 11.8 % of GDP |
12 |  Timor-Leste | 11.4 % of GDP |
13 |  Netherlands | 11.3 % of GDP |
14 |  United Kingdom | 11.3 % of GDP |
15 |  Canada | 11.2 % of GDP |
16 |  Belgium | 11 % of GDP |
17 |  Japan | 10.8 % of GDP |
18 |  Spain | 10.7 % of GDP |
19 |  Sweden | 10.7 % of GDP |
20 |  Montenegro | 10.6 % of GDP |
21 |  Malta | 10.6 % of GDP |
22 |  Portugal | 10.6 % of GDP |
23 |  Australia | 10.5 % of GDP |
24 |  Lesotho | 10.2 % of GDP |
25 |  Finland | 10.2 % of GDP |
26 |  Lebanon | 10.1 % of GDP |
27 |  New Zealand | 10 % of GDP |
28 |  Serbia | 10 % of GDP |
29 |  Maldives | 10 % of GDP |
30 |  Brazil | 9.9 % of GDP |
31 |  El Salvador | 9.7 % of GDP |
32 |  Nicaragua | 9.7 % of GDP |
33 |  Panama | 9.7 % of GDP |
34 |  South Korea | 9.7 % of GDP |
35 |  Argentina | 9.7 % of GDP |
36 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.6 % of GDP |
37 |  Denmark | 9.5 % of GDP |
38 |  Czech Republic | 9.5 % of GDP |
39 |  Namibia | 9.4 % of GDP |
40 |  Cyprus | 9.4 % of GDP |
41 |  Uruguay | 9.4 % of GDP |
42 |  Honduras | 9.2 % of GDP |
43 |  Greece | 9.2 % of GDP |
44 |  Burundi | 9.1 % of GDP |
45 |  Central African Republic | 9.1 % of GDP |
46 |  Mozambique | 9.1 % of GDP |
47 |  Italy | 9 % of GDP |
48 |  Latvia | 9 % of GDP |
49 |  Chile | 9 % of GDP |
50 |  Colombia | 9 % of GDP |
51 |  Slovenia | 8.8 % of GDP |
52 |  Sierra Leone | 8.6 % of GDP |
53 |  Bulgaria | 8.6 % of GDP |
54 |  Iceland | 8.6 % of GDP |
55 |  North Macedonia | 8.5 % of GDP |
56 |  South Africa | 8.3 % of GDP |
57 |  Andorra | 8.3 % of GDP |
58 |  Ecuador | 8.3 % of GDP |
59 |  Guinea-Bissau | 8.2 % of GDP |
60 |  Bolivia | 8.2 % of GDP |
61 |  Barbados | 8.1 % of GDP |
62 |  Croatia | 8.1 % of GDP |
63 |  Norway | 8.1 % of GDP |
64 |  Tajikistan | 8 % of GDP |
65 |  San Marino | 8 % of GDP |
66 |  Ukraine | 8 % of GDP |
67 |  Paraguay | 8 % of GDP |
68 |  Israel | 7.9 % of GDP |
69 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 7.8 % of GDP |
70 |  Niue | 7.8 % of GDP |
71 |  Slovakia | 7.8 % of GDP |
72 |  Republic of Moldova | 7.8 % of GDP |
73 |  Syrian Arab Republic | 7.8 % of GDP |
74 |  Uzbekistan | 7.7 % of GDP |
75 |  Costa Rica | 7.6 % of GDP |
76 |  Cambodia | 7.5 % of GDP |
77 |  Lithuania | 7.5 % of GDP |
78 |  Malawi | 7.4 % of GDP |
79 |  Russia | 7.4 % of GDP |
80 |  Hungary | 7.4 % of GDP |
81 |  Georgia | 7.4 % of GDP |
82 |  Rwanda | 7.3 % of GDP |
83 |  Albania | 7.3 % of GDP |
84 |  Jordan | 7.3 % of GDP |
85 |  Jamaica | 7.2 % of GDP |
86 |  Bahamas | 7.1 % of GDP |
87 |  Tunisia | 7 % of GDP |
88 |  Eswatini | 7 % of GDP |
89 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 7 % of GDP |
90 |  Cabo Verde | 6.9 % of GDP |
91 |  Guatemala | 6.9 % of GDP |
92 |  Mongolia | 6.9 % of GDP |
93 |  Estonia | 6.9 % of GDP |
94 |  Samoa | 6.8 % of GDP |
95 |  Poland | 6.7 % of GDP |
96 |  Zambia | 6.6 % of GDP |
97 |  Belarus | 6.6 % of GDP |
98 |  Dominica | 6.5 % of GDP |
99 |  Romania | 6.5 % of GDP |
100 |  Mauritius | 6.4 % of GDP |
101 |  Burkina Faso | 6.4 % of GDP |
102 |  Botswana | 6.3 % of GDP |
103 |  Comoros | 6.3 % of GDP |
104 |  Tonga | 6.3 % of GDP |
105 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.2 % of GDP |
106 |  Saint Lucia | 6.2 % of GDP |
107 |  Peru | 6.2 % of GDP |
108 |  Ireland | 6.1 % of GDP |
109 |  Mexico | 6.1 % of GDP |
110 |  Saudi Arabia | 6 % of GDP |
111 |  South Sudan | 5.9 % of GDP |
112 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 5.9 % of GDP |
113 |  Niger | 5.8 % of GDP |
114 |  Iran | 5.8 % of GDP |
115 |  Kuwait | 5.8 % of GDP |
116 |  Morocco | 5.7 % of GDP |
117 |  Grenada | 5.7 % of GDP |
118 |  Suriname | 5.7 % of GDP |
119 |  Togo | 5.6 % of GDP |
120 |  Turkmenistan | 5.6 % of GDP |
121 |  Myanmar | 5.6 % of GDP |
122 |  Singapore | 5.6 % of GDP |
123 |  Algeria | 5.5 % of GDP |
124 |  Luxembourg | 5.5 % of GDP |
125 |  Fiji | 5.4 % of GDP |
126 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.4 % of GDP |
127 |  Kyrgyzstan | 5.4 % of GDP |
128 |  China | 5.4 % of GDP |
129 |  Nepal | 5.4 % of GDP |
130 |  Seychelles | 5.3 % of GDP |
131 |  United Arab Emirates | 5.3 % of GDP |
132 |  Chad | 5.2 % of GDP |
133 |  Thailand | 5.2 % of GDP |
134 |  Iraq | 5.2 % of GDP |
135 |  Libya | 5.1 % of GDP |
136 |  Philippines | 5.1 % of GDP |
137 |  Belize | 5 % of GDP |
138 |  Dominican Republic | 4.9 % of GDP |
139 |  Guyana | 4.9 % of GDP |
140 |  Solomon Islands | 4.8 % of GDP |
141 |  Uganda | 4.7 % of GDP |
142 |  Azerbaijan | 4.7 % of GDP |
143 |  Egypt | 4.6 % of GDP |
144 |  Vietnam | 4.6 % of GDP |
145 |  Turkey | 4.6 % of GDP |
146 |  Kenya | 4.5 % of GDP |
147 |  Mali | 4.5 % of GDP |
148 |  Senegal | 4.4 % of GDP |
149 |  Vanuatu | 4.4 % of GDP |
150 |  Malaysia | 4.4 % of GDP |
151 |  Oman | 4.4 % of GDP |
152 |  Bahrain | 4.3 % of GDP |
153 |  Yemen | 4.3 % of GDP |
154 |  Eritrea | 4.2 % of GDP |
155 |  Ghana | 4.2 % of GDP |
156 |  Mauritania | 4.1 % of GDP |
157 |  Nigeria | 4.1 % of GDP |
158 |  Sri Lanka | 4.1 % of GDP |
159 |  Venezuela | 4 % of GDP |
160 |  Congo | 3.9 % of GDP |
161 |  Kazakhstan | 3.9 % of GDP |
162 |  Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.8 % of GDP |
163 |  Cameroon | 3.8 % of GDP |
164 |  Guinea | 3.8 % of GDP |
165 |  Bhutan | 3.8 % of GDP |
166 |  Indonesia | 3.7 % of GDP |
167 |  Monaco | 3.7 % of GDP |
168 |  Madagascar | 3.5 % of GDP |
169 |  Haiti | 3.5 % of GDP |
170 |  Equatorial Guinea | 3.4 % of GDP |
171 |  Tanzania | 3.4 % of GDP |
172 |  India | 3.3 % of GDP |
173 |  Ethiopia | 3.2 % of GDP |
174 |  Gambia | 3.2 % of GDP |
175 |  Cook Islands | 3.2 % of GDP |
176 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 3.1 % of GDP |
177 |  Angola | 3 % of GDP |
178 |  Djibouti | 2.9 % of GDP |
179 |  Qatar | 2.9 % of GDP |
180 |  Pakistan | 2.9 % of GDP |
181 |  Zimbabwe | 2.8 % of GDP |
182 |  Gabon | 2.7 % of GDP |
183 |  Laos | 2.7 % of GDP |
184 |  Benin | 2.6 % of GDP |
185 |  Somalia | 2.5 % of GDP |
186 |  Bangladesh | 2.4 % of GDP |
187 |  Papua New Guinea | 2.3 % of GDP |
188 |  Brunei Darussalam | 2.2 % of GDP |
Analysis: These countries represent the highest values in this dataset, showcasing significant scale and impact on global statistics.
- #188Brunei Darussalam
- #187Papua New Guinea
- #186Bangladesh
- #185Somalia
- #184Benin
- #183Laos
- #182Gabon
- #181Zimbabwe
- #180Pakistan
- #179Qatar
Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.
Analysis & Context
In 2025, Afghanistan leads the world in Health Expenditure (% of GDP) with a remarkable 21.8%, while the global range spans from a minimum of 2.20% to a maximum of 21.80%. The average health expenditure across the globe is 7.09%, providing a baseline for understanding how countries allocate their financial resources towards healthcare.
Economic Structures and Health Expenditure
The disparity in health expenditure as a percentage of GDP often correlates with the economic structure of a nation. For instance, countries like Afghanistan and Tuvalu, which report expenditures of 21.8% and 20% respectively, typically allocate a larger share of their GDP to healthcare due to limited economic diversification and external dependencies. These nations may prioritize health spending to improve population health and productivity, often relying on international aid or remittances to supplement their budgets.
Conversely, nations such as Brunei Darussalam and Qatar, with expenditures at 2.2% and 2.9% respectively, benefit from robust economies driven by oil and gas revenues. Their wealth allows for substantial healthcare funding without requiring a large percentage of GDP, as their total GDP is considerably higher than many other nations.
Healthcare Systems and Policy Impacts
The structure and efficiency of a country's healthcare system significantly affect its health expenditure. The United States and Germany, with expenditures of 16.6% and 12.7%, are examples of countries with advanced healthcare systems that incur high costs due to technological advancements and comprehensive healthcare services. These nations often face challenges in controlling healthcare costs despite their efficiency and innovation in medical technology.
On the other hand, countries like Bangladesh and Somalia, spending 2.4% and 2.5% respectively, reflect limited healthcare infrastructure and funding. These countries often struggle with resource allocation, focusing on basic healthcare needs rather than expansive healthcare services.
Geopolitical and Demographic Influences
Geopolitical stability and demographic factors also play crucial roles in shaping health expenditure. Liberia, spending 16.6% of its GDP, illustrates how post-conflict recovery efforts can drive higher health investments to address urgent public health needs and rebuild healthcare infrastructure. Similarly, Cuba dedicates 13.8% of its GDP to health, reflecting its emphasis on public health and preventive care as part of its political ideology.
Demographically, countries with aging populations like France and Austria, with expenditures of 12.3% and 12.1%, respectively, face increased healthcare costs due to the higher demand for medical services among older citizens. This demographic pressure necessitates greater investment in healthcare to maintain quality of care and manage chronic conditions prevalent in older age groups.
Trends and Future Outlook
The global landscape of health expenditure is continually evolving, influenced by factors such as economic growth, technological advancements, and international health policies. Countries with high expenditures, like Kiribati and Nauru, at 14.8% and 13.1%, may continue to invest heavily in healthcare as they address specific health challenges like non-communicable diseases and climate change impacts on health.
Meanwhile, countries with lower expenditure percentages, such as Pakistan and Laos, at 2.9% and 2.7%, could potentially increase their investments as they strive to enhance healthcare access and outcomes through policy reforms and international partnerships.
Overall, the data from 2025 highlights significant global disparities in health expenditure, driven by a complex interplay of economic, political, and demographic factors. Understanding these patterns is essential for policymakers and international organizations aiming to improve global health outcomes and ensure equitable healthcare access for all.
Data Source
CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, was a reference resource produced by the US Central Intelligence Agency between 1962 and 2026 with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. From 1971 it was not classified, and available to the public in print since 1975, initially by the CIA, and later the Government Publishing Office.
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