Ranking · 192 countries · 2023
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of GDP (%) by country
Tuvalu had the highest current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of GDP (%) in 2023, at 27.1%, followed by Nauru (18.2%) and the United States (16.7%). The ranking compares 192 countries on 2023 figures from the World Health Organization. Laos ranked last of the 192, at 1.33%.
How this ranking is built. Indicator: Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of GDP (%) · Industry: Healthcare · Period: 2023. Only verified actual figures for that one period are ranked, so every row is comparable; forecasts are not ranked, and world or regional totals are shown as reference, not ranked. 1 other country has data only for other periods and is omitted.
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Country ranking
Rank · country · value · change on the same period a year earlier · source. Values in %.
Ranks 1–50 of 192 countries. Page 1 of 4.
| # | Country | Value | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu TV | 27.1% | +27.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 2 | Nauru NR | 18.2% | -0.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 3 | United States US | 16.7% | +1.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 4 | Afghanistan AF | 15% | -35.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 5 | Marshall Islands MH | 13.4% | -1.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 6 | Liberia LR | 13% | -4.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 7 | Micronesia FM | 12.9% | +2.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 8 | Lesotho LS | 12.6% | -2.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 9 | Germany DE | 11.7% | -5.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 10 | Switzerland CH | 11.7% | +0.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 11 | South Sudan SS | 11.6% | +76.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 12 | France FR | 11.5% | -2.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 13 | Canada CA | 11.2% | +1.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 14 | Austria AT | 11.2% | -0.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 15 | Sweden SE | 11.2% | +2.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 16 | United Kingdom GB | 11% | -1.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 17 | Kiribati KI | 10.9% | +4.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 18 | Palau PW | 10.9% | -27.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 19 | Belgium BE | 10.8% | +0.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 20 | Japan JP | 10.7% | -12.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 21 | Palestine PS | 10.7% | +10.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 22 | Central African Republic CF | 10.7% | +7.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 23 | Finland FI | 10.5% | +7.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 24 | Australia AU | 10.4% | +5.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 25 | Argentina AR | 10.3% | +1.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 26 | Chile CL | 10.2% | +1.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 27 | New Zealand NZ | 10.1% | -4.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 28 | Portugal PT | 10% | -4.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 29 | Netherlands NL | 9.83% | -2.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 30 | Brazil BR | 9.73% | +3.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 31 | Yemen YE | 9.7% | +10.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 32 | Montenegro ME | 9.65% | -5.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 33 | Timor-Leste TL | 9.6% | +28.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 34 | Denmark DK | 9.56% | +0.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 35 | Namibia NA | 9.48% | -1.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 36 | Norway NO | 9.43% | +19.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 37 | Cuba CU | 9.38% | -20.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 38 | Armenia AM | 9.32% | -6.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 39 | Slovenia SI | 9.3% | -3.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 40 | El Salvador SV | 9.29% | -5.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 41 | Maldives MV | 9.25% | +23.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 42 | Spain ES | 9.22% | -4.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 43 | Burundi BI | 9.09% | +4.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 44 | Uruguay UY | 9.02% | +1.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina BA | 8.92% | +2.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 46 | South Africa ZA | 8.91% | +1.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 47 | Malta MT | 8.84% | -2.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau GW | 8.82% | +5.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 49 | Iceland IS | 8.71% | -4.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 50 | South Korea KR | 8.57% | -3.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of GDP (%)?
Tuvalu, at 27.1% in 2023, ahead of Nauru (18.2%) and the United States (16.7%), among 192 countries ranked on 2023 figures from the World Health Organization.
Which country has the lowest current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of GDP (%)?
Laos, at 1.33% in 2023, then Bangladesh (2.17%).
What does this ranking measure?
Level of Current Health Expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP, as published by the WHO Global Health Expenditure Database.
Which countries are included?
192 countries with 2023 figures: Tuvalu, Nauru, United States, Afghanistan, Marshall Islands, Liberia, Micronesia, Lesotho, Germany, Switzerland, South Sudan and France and 180 more. 1 other country published figures only for other periods and is left out, so every row compares the same period.
Where does the data come from?
From the World Health Organization. Every value links to its record, which quotes the table or sentence it was read from. Only actual figures are ranked; forecasts are left out.
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StatOrigin. (2026). Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of GDP (%) by country, 2023. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/rankings/current-health-expenditure-as-share-of-gdp-by-country