Ranking · 192 countries · 2023
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of GDP (%) by country · Page 3
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 101–150 of 192 countries. Page 3 of 4.
| # | Country | Value | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Mongolia MN | 6.07% | -31.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 102 | Morocco MA | 6.06% | +5.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 103 | Iran IR | 6.03% | +7.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 104 | Zambia ZM | 5.98% | +14.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 105 | China CN | 5.94% | +1.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 106 | Cabo Verde CV | 5.85% | -12.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 107 | Luxembourg LU | 5.79% | +3.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 108 | Sao Tome and Principe ST | 5.77% | -0.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 109 | Saint Kitts and Nevis KN | 5.74% | +3.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 110 | Liechtenstein LI | 5.71% | +1.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 111 | Romania RO | 5.71% | -1.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 112 | Saudi Arabia SA | 5.69% | +7.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 113 | Peru PE | 5.64% | -7.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 114 | Lebanon LB | 5.57% | +13.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 115 | Mauritius MU | 5.57% | -4.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 116 | Iraq IQ | 5.53% | +27.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 117 | Mexico MX | 5.5% | -3.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 118 | Turkmenistan TM | 5.5% | +2.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 119 | Suriname SR | 5.41% | -8.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 120 | Barbados BB | 5.4% | -8.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 121 | Solomon Islands SB | 5.36% | +11.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 122 | Rwanda RW | 5.13% | -13.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 123 | Philippines PH | 5.1% | -1.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 124 | Dominica DM | 5.01% | -16.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 125 | Chad TD | 5% | +20.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 126 | United Arab Emirates AE | 4.97% | +8.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 127 | Kuwait KW | 4.96% | +18.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 128 | Egypt EG | 4.88% | +3.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 129 | Saint Lucia LC | 4.73% | -0.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 130 | Sierra Leone SL | 4.72% | -1.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 131 | Grenada GD | 4.65% | -6.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 132 | Cambodia KH | 4.62% | +3.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 133 | Dominican Republic DO | 4.6% | -1.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 134 | Vietnam VN | 4.56% | +0.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 135 | Cameroon CM | 4.55% | +1.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 136 | Thailand TH | 4.54% | -15.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan KG | 4.5% | -10.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 138 | Singapore SG | 4.49% | +3.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 139 | Seychelles SC | 4.48% | +1.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 140 | Myanmar MM | 4.46% | -0.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 141 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC | 4.44% | -3.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 142 | Bhutan BT | 4.42% | +12.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 143 | Kenya KE | 4.35% | +0.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 144 | Algeria DZ | 4.35% | +19.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 145 | Mauritania MR | 4.34% | -7.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 146 | Senegal SN | 4.32% | +6.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 147 | Turkiye TR | 4.28% | +15.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 148 | Azerbaijan AZ | 4.27% | +25.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 149 | Uganda UG | 4.24% | -4.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 150 | Belize BZ | 4.15% | -1.6% | 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/3