Ranking · 192 countries · 2023
Domestic general government health expenditure as percentage of GDP (%) by country · Page 2
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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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 | South Korea KR | 5.02% | -9.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 52 | Luxembourg LU | 5.01% | +2.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 53 | Bulgaria BG | 4.97% | +4.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 54 | Russia RU | 4.93% | +1.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 55 | Jamaica JM | 4.89% | -17.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 56 | Nicaragua NI | 4.77% | -7.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 57 | Lithuania LT | 4.76% | +0.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 58 | Belarus BY | 4.73% | +6.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 59 | Botswana BW | 4.72% | +9.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 60 | Samoa WS | 4.69% | -3.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 61 | Moldova MD | 4.69% | +3.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 62 | Ecuador EC | 4.68% | -0.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 63 | Hungary HU | 4.67% | -3.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 64 | Bolivia BO | 4.66% | +0.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 65 | Paraguay PY | 4.63% | +13.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 66 | Israel IL | 4.63% | +4.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 67 | Costa Rica CR | 4.61% | -6.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 68 | Palestine PS | 4.45% | +13.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia SA | 4.42% | +7.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 70 | Kuwait KW | 4.39% | +18.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 71 | Romania RO | 4.33% | -3.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 72 | Latvia LV | 4.33% | -17.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 73 | Tunisia TN | 4.32% | +9.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 74 | Brazil BR | 4.29% | +0.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 75 | North Macedonia MK | 4.28% | +1.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 76 | Panama PA | 4.27% | -10.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 77 | Greece GR | 4.25% | -7.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 78 | Liechtenstein LI | 3.95% | +3.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 79 | Switzerland CH | 3.87% | -4.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago TT | 3.64% | +20.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 81 | Peru PE | 3.58% | -8.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 82 | Thailand TH | 3.53% | -9.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 83 | Albania AL | 3.5% | -6.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 84 | Jordan JO | 3.45% | +0.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 85 | Morocco MA | 3.43% | +18.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 86 | Cabo Verde CV | 3.43% | -17.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 87 | Tonga TO | 3.4% | -11.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 88 | China CN | 3.39% | +0.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 89 | Solomon Islands SB | 3.37% | +1.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 90 | Dominica DM | 3.36% | -25.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 91 | Suriname SR | 3.35% | -19.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 92 | United Arab Emirates AE | 3.32% | +10.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 93 | Turkiye TR | 3.25% | +16.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 94 | Eswatini SZ | 3.2% | -1.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 95 | Bahamas BS | 3.19% | -20.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 96 | Seychelles SC | 3.15% | +5.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 97 | Saint Kitts and Nevis KN | 3.11% | +7.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 98 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC | 3.07% | -3.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 99 | Oman OM | 2.98% | +13.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 100 | Dominican Republic DO | 2.95% | +4.7% | 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/page/2