Benchmark · Spending & care

Government health spending by country

Health spending paid by the government from its own budget, as a share of the economy.

In % of GDP. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: World Bank Open Data, Government health spending (% of GDP). Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

% of GDP, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1GermanyEurope · 20239.3
  2. 2JapanAPAC · 20239.1
  3. 3USNorth America · 20239.0
  4. 4UKEurope · 20239.0
  5. 5CanadaNorth America · 20247.9
  6. 6FranceEurope · 20247.9
  7. 7New ZealandAPAC · 20237.9
  8. 8AustraliaAPAC · 20237.7
  9. 9SpainEurope · 20236.7
  10. 10ItalyEurope · 20236.1
  11. 11South AfricaAfrica · 20235.5
  12. 12RussiaEurope · 20234.9
  13. 13EcuadorLatin America · 20234.7
  14. 14PalestineMiddle East · 20234.4
  15. 15Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 20234.4
  16. 16BrazilLatin America · 20234.3
  17. 17ThailandAPAC · 20233.5
  18. 18JordanMiddle East · 20233.4
  19. 19MoroccoAfrica · 20233.4
  20. 20ChinaAPAC · 20233.4
  21. 21UAEMiddle East · 20233.3
  22. 22MexicoLatin America · 20232.7
  23. 23SingaporeAPAC · 20232.6
  24. 24IraqMiddle East · 20232.5
  25. 25Burkina FasoAfrica · 20232.5
  26. 26ZambiaAfrica · 20232.4
  27. 27MozambiqueAfrica · 20232.2
  28. 28PhilippinesAPAC · 20232.2
  29. 29LebanonMiddle East · 20232.1
  30. 30QatarMiddle East · 20232.1
  31. 31MalaysiaAPAC · 20232.0
  32. 32KenyaAfrica · 20232.0
  33. 33NepalAPAC · 20231.9
  34. 34GhanaAfrica · 20231.9
  35. 35EgyptAfrica · 20231.6
  36. 36IndonesiaAPAC · 20231.4
  37. 37MaliAfrica · 20231.3
  38. 38IndiaAPAC · 20231.3
  39. 39NigerAfrica · 20231.0
  40. 40TanzaniaAfrica · 20231.0
  41. 41UgandaAfrica · 20230.9
  42. 42PakistanAPAC · 20230.9
  43. 43MalawiAfrica · 20230.8
  44. 44YemenMiddle East · 20230.8
  45. 45DR CongoAfrica · 20230.7
  46. 46EthiopiaAfrica · 20230.6
  47. 47NigeriaAfrica · 20230.6
  48. 48SudanAfrica · 20230.6
  49. 49MyanmarAPAC · 20230.5
  50. 50SyriaMiddle East · 20230.4
  51. 51BangladeshAPAC · 20230.3
  52. 52HaitiLatin America · 20230.3
  53. 53AfghanistanAPAC · 20230.2

Source: World Bank Open Data, Government health spending (% of GDP), latest year for each country. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Government health spending by country, latest year. Data: World Bank. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/gov-health-spend

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