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Health expenditures
Health expenditures provides the total expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP. Health expenditures are broadly defined as activities performed either by institutions or individuals through the application of medical, paramedical, and/or nursing knowledge and technology, the primary purpose of which is to promote, restore, or maintain health.
| Rank | Country | (% of GDP) | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 17.10 | 2014 |
| 2 | United States | 17.10 | 2014 |
| 3 | Tuvalu | 16.50 | 2014 |
| 4 | Maldives | 13.70 | 2014 |
| 5 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 13.70 | 2014 |
| 6 | Sweden | 11.90 | 2014 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 11.70 | 2014 |
| 8 | France | 11.50 | 2014 |
| 9 | Malawi | 11.40 | 2014 |
| 10 | Germany | 11.30 | 2014 |
| 11 | Austria | 11.20 | 2014 |
| 12 | Cuba | 11.10 | 2014 |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 11.10 | 2014 |
| 14 | New Zealand | 11.00 | 2014 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 10.90 | 2014 |
| 16 | Denmark | 10.80 | 2014 |
| 17 | Belgium | 10.60 | 2014 |
| 18 | Djibouti | 10.60 | 2014 |
| 19 | Lesotho | 10.60 | 2014 |
| 20 | Canada | 10.40 | 2014 |
| 21 | Serbia | 10.40 | 2014 |
| 22 | Moldova | 10.30 | 2014 |
| 23 | Japan | 10.20 | 2014 |
| 24 | Kiribati | 10.20 | 2014 |
| 25 | Liberia | 10.00 | 2014 |
| 26 | Paraguay | 9.80 | 2014 |
| 27 | Finland | 9.70 | 2014 |
| 28 | Malta | 9.70 | 2014 |
| 29 | Norway | 9.70 | 2014 |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.60 | 2014 |
| 31 | Portugal | 9.50 | 2014 |
| 32 | Australia | 9.40 | 2014 |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 9.30 | 2014 |
| 34 | Eswatini | 9.30 | 2014 |
| 35 | Ecuador | 9.20 | 2014 |
| 36 | Italy | 9.20 | 2014 |
| 37 | Slovenia | 9.20 | 2014 |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 9.10 | 2014 |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 9.00 | 2014 |
| 40 | Palau | 9.00 | 2014 |
| 41 | Spain | 9.00 | 2014 |
| 42 | Iceland | 8.90 | 2014 |
| 43 | Namibia | 8.90 | 2014 |
| 44 | South Africa | 8.80 | 2014 |
| 45 | Honduras | 8.70 | 2014 |
| 46 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.60 | 2014 |
| 47 | Uruguay | 8.60 | 2014 |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 8.40 | 2014 |
| 49 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.40 | 2014 |
| 50 | Sudan | 8.40 | 2014 |
| 51 | Brazil | 8.30 | 2014 |
| 52 | Afghanistan | 8.20 | 2014 |
| 53 | Albania | 8.20 | 2014 |
| 54 | Andorra | 8.10 | 2014 |
| 55 | Greece | 8.10 | 2014 |
| 56 | Slovakia | 8.10 | 2014 |
| 57 | Panama | 8.00 | 2014 |
| 58 | Chile | 7.80 | 2014 |
| 59 | Croatia | 7.80 | 2014 |
| 60 | Ireland | 7.80 | 2014 |
| 61 | Israel | 7.80 | 2014 |
| 62 | Bahamas, The | 7.70 | 2014 |
| 63 | Haiti | 7.60 | 2014 |
| 64 | Barbados | 7.50 | 2014 |
| 65 | Burundi | 7.50 | 2014 |
| 66 | Jordan | 7.50 | 2014 |
| 67 | Rwanda | 7.50 | 2014 |
| 68 | Cyprus | 7.40 | 2014 |
| 69 | Czechia | 7.40 | 2014 |
| 70 | Georgia | 7.40 | 2014 |
| 71 | Hungary | 7.40 | 2014 |
| 72 | Korea, South | 7.40 | 2014 |
| 73 | Niue | 7.40 | 2014 |
| 74 | Gambia, The | 7.30 | 2014 |
| 75 | Algeria | 7.20 | 2014 |
| 76 | Colombia | 7.20 | 2014 |
| 77 | Samoa | 7.20 | 2014 |
| 78 | Uganda | 7.20 | 2014 |
| 79 | Russia | 7.10 | 2014 |
| 80 | Ukraine | 7.10 | 2014 |
| 81 | Vietnam | 7.10 | 2014 |
| 82 | Mozambique | 7.00 | 2014 |
| 83 | Tunisia | 7.00 | 2014 |
| 84 | Iran | 6.90 | 2014 |
| 85 | Mali | 6.90 | 2014 |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 6.90 | 2014 |
| 87 | El Salvador | 6.80 | 2014 |
| 88 | Comoros | 6.70 | 2014 |
| 89 | Saint Lucia | 6.70 | 2014 |
| 90 | Lithuania | 6.60 | 2014 |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 6.60 | 2014 |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.50 | 2014 |
| 93 | Macedonia | 6.50 | 2014 |
| 94 | Thailand | 6.50 | 2014 |
| 95 | Estonia | 6.40 | 2014 |
| 96 | Lebanon | 6.40 | 2014 |
| 97 | Montenegro | 6.40 | 2014 |
| 98 | Poland | 6.40 | 2014 |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 6.40 | 2014 |
| 100 | Bolivia | 6.30 | 2014 |
| 101 | Mexico | 6.30 | 2014 |
| 102 | Guatemala | 6.20 | 2014 |
| 103 | Grenada | 6.10 | 2014 |
| 104 | San Marino | 6.10 | 2014 |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 6.00 | 2014 |
| 106 | Latvia | 5.90 | 2014 |
| 107 | Morocco | 5.90 | 2014 |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.90 | 2014 |
| 109 | Belize | 5.80 | 2014 |
| 110 | Nepal | 5.80 | 2014 |
| 111 | Niger | 5.80 | 2014 |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 5.80 | 2014 |
| 113 | Belarus | 5.70 | 2014 |
| 114 | Cambodia | 5.70 | 2014 |
| 115 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.70 | 2014 |
| 116 | Kenya | 5.70 | 2014 |
| 117 | Suriname | 5.70 | 2014 |
| 118 | Egypt | 5.60 | 2014 |
| 119 | Guinea | 5.60 | 2014 |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.60 | 2014 |
| 121 | Romania | 5.60 | 2014 |
| 122 | Tanzania | 5.60 | 2014 |
| 123 | Yemen | 5.60 | 2014 |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.50 | 2014 |
| 125 | China | 5.50 | 2014 |
| 126 | Dominica | 5.50 | 2014 |
| 127 | Iraq | 5.50 | 2014 |
| 128 | Peru | 5.50 | 2014 |
| 129 | Botswana | 5.40 | 2014 |
| 130 | Jamaica | 5.40 | 2014 |
| 131 | Turkey | 5.40 | 2014 |
| 132 | Venezuela | 5.30 | 2014 |
| 133 | Congo, Republic of the | 5.20 | 2014 |
| 134 | Guyana | 5.20 | 2014 |
| 135 | Togo | 5.20 | 2014 |
| 136 | Tonga | 5.20 | 2014 |
| 137 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.10 | 2014 |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 5.10 | 2014 |
| 139 | Bahrain | 5.00 | 2014 |
| 140 | Burkina Faso | 5.00 | 2014 |
| 141 | Libya | 5.00 | 2014 |
| 142 | Vanuatu | 5.00 | 2014 |
| 143 | Zambia | 5.00 | 2014 |
| 144 | Ethiopia | 4.90 | 2014 |
| 145 | Singapore | 4.90 | 2014 |
| 146 | Argentina | 4.80 | 2014 |
| 147 | Cabo Verde | 4.80 | 2014 |
| 148 | Mauritius | 4.80 | 2014 |
| 149 | India | 4.70 | 2014 |
| 150 | Mongolia | 4.70 | 2014 |
| 151 | Philippines | 4.70 | 2014 |
| 152 | Saudi Arabia | 4.70 | 2014 |
| 153 | Senegal | 4.70 | 2014 |
| 154 | Benin | 4.60 | 2014 |
| 155 | Armenia | 4.50 | 2014 |
| 156 | Fiji | 4.50 | 2014 |
| 157 | Dominican Republic | 4.40 | 2014 |
| 158 | Kazakhstan | 4.40 | 2014 |
| 159 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4.30 | 2014 |
| 160 | Monaco | 4.30 | 2014 |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 4.30 | 2014 |
| 162 | Central African Republic | 4.20 | 2014 |
| 163 | Malaysia | 4.20 | 2014 |
| 164 | Cameroon | 4.10 | 2014 |
| 165 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.80 | 2014 |
| 166 | Mauritania | 3.80 | 2014 |
| 167 | Nigeria | 3.70 | 2014 |
| 168 | Bhutan | 3.60 | 2014 |
| 169 | Chad | 3.60 | 2014 |
| 170 | Ghana | 3.60 | 2014 |
| 171 | Oman | 3.60 | 2014 |
| 172 | United Arab Emirates | 3.60 | 2014 |
| 173 | Sri Lanka | 3.50 | 2014 |
| 174 | Cook Islands | 3.40 | 2014 |
| 175 | Gabon | 3.40 | 2014 |
| 176 | Seychelles | 3.40 | 2014 |
| 177 | Angola | 3.30 | 2014 |
| 178 | Eritrea | 3.30 | 2014 |
| 179 | Nauru | 3.30 | 2014 |
| 180 | Syria | 3.30 | 2014 |
| 181 | Kuwait | 3.00 | 2014 |
| 182 | Madagascar | 3.00 | 2014 |
| 183 | Bangladesh | 2.80 | 2014 |
| 184 | Indonesia | 2.80 | 2014 |
| 185 | South Sudan | 2.70 | 2014 |
| 186 | Brunei | 2.60 | 2014 |
| 187 | Pakistan | 2.60 | 2014 |
| 188 | Burma | 2.30 | 2014 |
| 189 | Qatar | 2.20 | 2014 |
| 190 | Turkmenistan | 2.10 | 2014 |
| 191 | Laos | 1.90 | 2014 |
| 192 | Timor-Leste | 1.50 | 2014 |
Citation
"Health Expenditures." World Factbook, Relief Central, relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/The-World-Factbook/563754/0/Health_expenditures. Accessed 24 October 2025.
Health expenditures. World Factbook. https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/The-World-Factbook/563754/0/Health_expenditures. Accessed October 24, 2025.
Health expenditures. In World Factbook https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/The-World-Factbook/563754/0/Health_expenditures
Health Expenditures [Internet]. In: World Factbook. [cited 2025 October 24]. Available from: https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/The-World-Factbook/563754/0/Health_expenditures.
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