# Government health spending by country: data and definition

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Page last materially revised: 2026-11-02
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Indicator field guide / SH.XPD.GHED.GD.ZS

# Government health spending

Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.

Unit: % of GDP. [Original provider definition and metadata ↗](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.GHED.GD.ZS)

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## Covered economies, 2023

| Economy | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Afghanistan | 0.2% |
| Albania | 3.5% |
| Algeria | 2.3% |
| Andorra | 5.5% |
| Angola | 1.1% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2.3% |
| Argentina | 6.2% |
| Armenia | 1.5% |
| Australia | 7.7% |
| Austria | 8.5% |
| Azerbaijan | 1.4% |
| Bahamas, The | 3.2% |
| Bahrain | 2.4% |
| Bangladesh | 0.3% |
| Barbados | 2.3% |
| Belarus | 4.7% |
| Belgium | 8.0% |
| Belize | 2.7% |
| Benin | 0.5% |
| Bhutan | 2.9% |
| Bolivia | 4.7% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.0% |
| Botswana | 4.7% |
| Brazil | 4.3% |
| Brunei Darussalam | 2.1% |
| Bulgaria | 5.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 2.5% |
| Burundi | 1.3% |
| Cabo Verde | 3.4% |
| Cambodia | 1.2% |
| Cameroon | 0.7% |
| Canada | 7.9% |
| Central African Republic | 1.5% |
| Chad | 1.3% |
| Chile | 5.3% |
| China | 3.4% |
| Colombia | 5.7% |
| Comoros | 0.8% |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 0.7% |
| Congo, Rep. | 1.1% |
| Costa Rica | 4.6% |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 1.4% |
| Croatia | 6.0% |
| Cyprus | 6.2% |
| Czechia | 7.1% |
| Denmark | 8.0% |
| Djibouti | 1.1% |
| Dominica | 3.4% |
| Dominican Republic | 2.9% |
| Ecuador | 4.7% |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 1.6% |
| El Salvador | 5.6% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1.1% |
| Estonia | 5.7% |
| Eswatini | 3.2% |
| Ethiopia | 0.6% |
| Fiji | 2.7% |
| Finland | 8.5% |
| France | 7.8% |
| Gabon | 2.1% |
| Gambia, The | 1.3% |
| Georgia | 2.3% |
| Germany | 9.3% |
| Ghana | 1.9% |
| Greece | 4.2% |
| Grenada | 2.1% |
| Guatemala | 2.4% |
| Guinea | 0.8% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0.9% |
| Guyana | 1.7% |
| Haiti | 0.3% |
| Honduras | 2.5% |
| Hungary | 4.7% |
| Iceland | 7.3% |
| India | 1.3% |
| Indonesia | 1.4% |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 2.8% |
| Iraq | 2.5% |
| Ireland | 5.0% |
| Israel | 4.6% |
| Italy | 6.1% |
| Jamaica | 4.9% |
| Japan | 9.1% |
| Jordan | 3.4% |
| Kazakhstan | 2.5% |
| Kenya | 2.0% |
| Kiribati | 8.6% |
| Korea, Rep. | 5.0% |
| Kuwait | 4.4% |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 2.4% |
| Lao PDR | 0.5% |
| Latvia | 4.3% |
| Lebanon | 2.1% |
| Lesotho | 5.8% |
| Liberia | 1.3% |
| Libya | 6.3% |
| Lithuania | 4.8% |
| Luxembourg | 5.0% |
| Madagascar | 1.0% |
| Malawi | 0.8% |
| Malaysia | 2.0% |
| Maldives | 7.3% |
| Mali | 1.3% |
| Malta | 5.8% |
| Marshall Islands | 10.1% |
| Mauritania | 1.5% |
| Mauritius | 2.5% |
| Mexico | 2.7% |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 1.8% |
| Moldova | 4.7% |
| Mongolia | 2.7% |
| Montenegro | 6.7% |
| Morocco | 3.4% |
| Mozambique | 2.2% |
| Myanmar | 0.5% |
| Namibia | 5.5% |
| Naoero | 15.2% |
| Nepal | 1.9% |
| Netherlands | 6.7% |
| New Zealand | 7.9% |
| Nicaragua | 4.8% |
| Niger | 1.0% |
| Nigeria | 0.6% |
| North Macedonia | 4.3% |
| Norway | 8.1% |
| Oman | 3.0% |
| Pakistan | 0.9% |
| Palau | 6.6% |
| Panama | 4.3% |
| Papua New Guinea | 2.1% |
| Paraguay | 4.6% |
| Peru | 3.6% |
| Philippines | 2.2% |
| Poland | 5.5% |
| Portugal | 6.2% |
| Qatar | 2.1% |
| Romania | 4.3% |
| Russian Federation | 4.9% |
| Rwanda | 2.4% |
| Samoa | 4.7% |
| San Marino | 5.7% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 2.1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 4.4% |
| Senegal | 1.2% |
| Serbia | 5.3% |
| Seychelles | 3.1% |
| Sierra Leone | 0.8% |
| Singapore | 2.6% |
| Slovak Republic | 5.8% |
| Slovenia | 6.8% |
| Solomon Islands | 3.4% |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.5% |
| South Africa | 5.5% |
| Spain | 6.7% |
| Sri Lanka | 1.2% |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.1% |
| St. Lucia | 2.4% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.1% |
| Sudan | 0.6% |
| Suriname | 3.4% |
| Sweden | 9.6% |
| Switzerland | 3.9% |
| Tajikistan | 1.9% |
| Tanzania | 1.0% |
| Thailand | 3.5% |
| Timor-Leste | 7.5% |
| Togo | 0.7% |
| Tonga | 3.4% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3.6% |
| Tunisia | 4.3% |
| Turkiye | 3.2% |
| Turkmenistan | 0.9% |
| Tuvalu | 19.7% |
| Uganda | 0.9% |
| United Arab Emirates | 3.3% |
| United Kingdom | 9.0% |
| United States | 9.0% |
| Uruguay | 6.5% |
| Uzbekistan | 2.4% |
| Vanuatu | 2.3% |
| Viet Nam | 2.0% |
| West Bank and Gaza | 4.4% |
| Zambia | 2.4% |
| Zimbabwe | 0.9% |

Snapshot retrieval: 2026-11-02. Coverage is limited to the atlas comparison set. [Download and limitations](https://www.pluraterra.com/data/).