Ranking · 192 countries · 2023
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of GDP (%) by country · Page 2
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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Rank · country · value · change on the same period a year earlier · source. Values in %.
Ranks 51–100 of 192 countries. Page 2 of 4.
| # | Country | Value | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Mozambique MZ | 8.5% | +3.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 52 | Czechia CZ | 8.43% | -0.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 53 | Italy IT | 8.41% | -5.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 54 | Greece GR | 8.39% | -0.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 55 | Paraguay PY | 8.36% | +8.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 56 | Panama PA | 8.33% | -7.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 57 | Nicaragua NI | 8.3% | -7.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 58 | Colombia CO | 8.16% | +7.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 59 | Cyprus CY | 8.12% | -1.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 60 | Serbia RS | 8.03% | -6.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 61 | Tunisia TN | 7.99% | +6.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 62 | Bulgaria BG | 7.92% | +3.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 63 | Libya LY | 7.81% | +64.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 64 | Burkina Faso BF | 7.8% | +5.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 65 | Honduras HN | 7.71% | -5.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 66 | Andorra AD | 7.7% | +2.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 67 | Jordan JO | 7.66% | -1.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 68 | Jamaica JM | 7.6% | -12.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 69 | Ecuador EC | 7.56% | -0.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago TT | 7.53% | +13.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 71 | Eswatini SZ | 7.5% | +3.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 72 | Estonia EE | 7.47% | +7.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 73 | Tajikistan TJ | 7.44% | -2.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 74 | North Macedonia MK | 7.43% | +0.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 75 | Tonga TO | 7.36% | -7.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 76 | Slovakia SK | 7.35% | -4.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 77 | Lithuania LT | 7.32% | +1.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 78 | Latvia LV | 7.28% | -10.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 79 | Croatia HR | 7.15% | -2.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 80 | Poland PL | 7.14% | +10.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 81 | Israel IL | 7.1% | -0.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 82 | Belarus BY | 7.08% | +7.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 83 | Albania AL | 7.05% | -6.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 84 | Russia RU | 7.04% | +2.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 85 | Bolivia BO | 6.92% | -3.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 86 | Costa Rica CR | 6.87% | -4.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 87 | Georgia GE | 6.86% | -17.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 88 | Guatemala GT | 6.8% | -5.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 89 | Samoa WS | 6.78% | -2.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 90 | Uzbekistan UZ | 6.74% | +1.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 91 | Moldova MD | 6.74% | -3.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 92 | San Marino SM | 6.61% | -8.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 93 | Ireland IE | 6.58% | +9.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 94 | Comoros KM | 6.55% | -22.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 95 | Malawi MW | 6.53% | -1.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 96 | Hungary HU | 6.37% | -4.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 97 | Bahamas BS | 6.3% | -10.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 98 | Botswana BW | 6.26% | +9.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 99 | Nepal NP | 6.16% | -5.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 100 | Togo TG | 6.11% | -2.1% | 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/page/2