Ranking · 192 countries · 2023
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of GDP (%) by country · Page 4
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 151–192 of 192 countries. Page 4 of 4.
| # | Country | Value | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Vanuatu VU | 4.12% | +1.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 152 | Niger NE | 4.05% | -6.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 153 | Bahrain BH | 4% | +2.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 154 | Malaysia MY | 3.96% | +1.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda AG | 3.91% | -11.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 156 | Nigeria NG | 3.86% | -4.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 157 | Mali ML | 3.81% | +2.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 158 | Venezuela VE | 3.78% | -17.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 159 | Kazakhstan KZ | 3.77% | +0.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 160 | Somalia SO | 3.74% | +31.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 161 | Guinea GN | 3.69% | -3.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 162 | Democratic Republic of the Congo CD | 3.68% | -6.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 163 | Eritrea ER | 3.68% | -4.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 164 | Sri Lanka LK | 3.68% | -7.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 165 | Fiji FJ | 3.62% | -10.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 166 | Equatorial Guinea GQ | 3.5% | +23.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 167 | Oman OM | 3.49% | +13.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 168 | Cote d'Ivoire CI | 3.43% | -5.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 169 | Madagascar MG | 3.43% | +8.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 170 | India IN | 3.34% | -1.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 171 | Benin BJ | 3.34% | +11.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 172 | Congo CG | 3.3% | +43.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 173 | Haiti HT | 3.19% | -0.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 174 | Gabon GA | 3.13% | +8.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 175 | Monaco MC | 3.12% | -8.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 176 | Tanzania TZ | 3.05% | -2.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 177 | Ghana GH | 2.95% | -19.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 178 | Zimbabwe ZW | 2.93% | -13.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 179 | Gambia GM | 2.89% | -18.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 180 | Papua New Guinea PG | 2.87% | +9.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 181 | Sudan SD | 2.85% | -24.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 182 | Ethiopia ET | 2.8% | -1.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 183 | Syria SY | 2.71% | -19.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 184 | Indonesia ID | 2.7% | +0.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 185 | Angola AO | 2.55% | -2.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 186 | Qatar QA | 2.52% | +15.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 187 | Pakistan PK | 2.52% | -13.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 188 | Guyana GY | 2.47% | -2.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 189 | Djibouti DJ | 2.28% | -9.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 190 | Brunei BN | 2.23% | +25.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 191 | Bangladesh BD | 2.17% | -2.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 192 | Laos LA | 1.33% | -34.3% | 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/page/4