Countries by Health Spending as a Share of GDP 2023

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Countries by Health Spending as a Share of GDP 2023
The 20 countries that spend the largest share of GDP on health in 2023. Tuvalu spends the most at 27.09% of GDP, ahead of Nauru at 18.21% and the United States at 16.69%. Data covers 192 countries.
✨ AI Insight

The median country spends 6.37% of GDP on health, so Tuvalu's 27.09% is roughly 4.3 times that. A high share reflects both generous health systems and, in some cases, a small economy.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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Tuvalu leads with 27 in 2023.
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Average value in 2023: 13  ·  median: 12.
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Gap in 2023: Tuvalu is 2.5× larger than Japan.

Countries by Health Spending as a Share of GDP 2023

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Data Insights

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Data Points
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Top Value
27.09
Tuvalu
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) · 2023
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Current health expenditure (% of GDP)
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2023
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Current health expenditure (% of GDP) · ranked by 2023

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# Category 2023 Source
🥇 Tuvalu 27.09
🥈 Nauru 18.21
🥉 United States 16.69
4 Afghanistan 14.99
5 Marshall Islands 13.41
6 Liberia 13.01
7 Micronesia 12.88
8 Lesotho 12.61
9 Germany 11.74
10 Switzerland 11.69
11 South Sudan 11.61
12 France 11.52
13 Canada 11.19
14 Austria 11.15
15 Sweden 11.15
16 United Kingdom 10.99
17 Kiribati 10.95
18 Palau 10.85
19 Belgium 10.80
20 Japan 10.74

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