Ranking · 192 countries · 2023
Domestic general government health expenditure as percentage of GDP (%) by country
Tuvalu had the highest domestic general government health expenditure as percentage of GDP (%) in 2023, at 19.7%, followed by Nauru (15.2%) and the Marshall Islands (10.1%). The ranking compares 192 countries on 2023 figures from the World Health Organization. Afghanistan ranked last of the 192, at 0.25%.
How this ranking is built. Indicator: Domestic general government health expenditure 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 | 19.7% | +19.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 2 | Nauru NR | 15.2% | -4.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 3 | Marshall Islands MH | 10.1% | +72.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 4 | Sweden SE | 9.6% | +3.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 5 | Germany DE | 9.29% | -7.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 6 | Japan JP | 9.11% | -14.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 7 | United States US | 9.01% | -1.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 8 | United Kingdom GB | 8.99% | -1.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 9 | Kiribati KI | 8.59% | +0.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 10 | Austria AT | 8.53% | -1.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 11 | Finland FI | 8.5% | +6.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 12 | Norway NO | 8.12% | +19.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 13 | Denmark DK | 7.96% | -0.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 14 | Belgium BE | 7.96% | +0.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 15 | New Zealand NZ | 7.87% | -9.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 16 | Canada CA | 7.87% | -0.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 17 | Cuba CU | 7.83% | -25.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 18 | France FR | 7.8% | -12.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 19 | Australia AU | 7.66% | +4.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 20 | Timor-Leste TL | 7.46% | +39.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 21 | Maldives MV | 7.3% | +30.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 22 | Iceland IS | 7.28% | -5.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 23 | Czechia CZ | 7.11% | -1.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 24 | Slovenia SI | 6.8% | -3.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 25 | Spain ES | 6.75% | -4.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 26 | Netherlands NL | 6.72% | -1.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 27 | Montenegro ME | 6.69% | -7.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 28 | Palau PW | 6.61% | -14.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 29 | Uruguay UY | 6.53% | +3.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 30 | Libya LY | 6.26% | +98.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 31 | Cyprus CY | 6.23% | -1.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 32 | Argentina AR | 6.18% | +3.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 33 | Portugal PT | 6.16% | -6.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 34 | Italy IT | 6.14% | -5.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 35 | Croatia HR | 6% | -2.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina BA | 6% | +4.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 37 | Lesotho LS | 5.84% | -10.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 38 | Malta MT | 5.84% | -4.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 39 | Slovakia SK | 5.8% | -5.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 40 | San Marino SM | 5.74% | -10.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 41 | Colombia CO | 5.74% | +7.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 42 | Estonia EE | 5.66% | +9.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 43 | El Salvador SV | 5.62% | -8.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 44 | Namibia NA | 5.55% | -4.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 45 | Poland PL | 5.5% | +15.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 46 | South Africa ZA | 5.49% | +2.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 47 | Andorra AD | 5.45% | -1.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 48 | Serbia RS | 5.26% | -8.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 49 | Chile CL | 5.25% | +3.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 50 | Ireland IE | 5.04% | +9.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest domestic general government health expenditure as percentage of GDP (%)?
Tuvalu, at 19.7% in 2023, ahead of Nauru (15.2%) and the Marshall Islands (10.1%), among 192 countries ranked on 2023 figures from the World Health Organization.
Which country has the lowest domestic general government health expenditure as percentage of GDP (%)?
Afghanistan, at 0.25% in 2023, then Haiti (0.3%).
What does this ranking measure?
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) 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, Marshall Islands, Sweden, Germany, Japan, United States, United Kingdom, Kiribati, Austria, Finland and Norway 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). Domestic general government health expenditure as percentage of GDP (%) by country, 2023. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/rankings/domestic-general-government-health-expenditure-as-share-of-gdp-by-country