Ranking · 192 countries · 2023
Domestic general government health expenditure as percentage of GDP (%) by country · Page 3
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 101–150 of 192 countries. Page 3 of 4.
| # | Country | Value | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Bhutan BT | 2.94% | +37.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 102 | Iran IR | 2.82% | +7.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 103 | Mongolia MN | 2.73% | -12.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 104 | Fiji FJ | 2.7% | -15.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 105 | Belize BZ | 2.7% | +3.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 106 | Mexico MX | 2.68% | -9.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 107 | Monaco MC | 2.67% | -9.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 108 | Singapore SG | 2.63% | +0.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 109 | Iraq IQ | 2.55% | +28.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 110 | Kazakhstan KZ | 2.48% | +7.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 111 | Mauritius MU | 2.47% | -2.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 112 | Honduras HN | 2.46% | -23.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 113 | Burkina Faso BF | 2.45% | -6.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 114 | Guatemala GT | 2.44% | -1.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 115 | Zambia ZM | 2.43% | -2.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 116 | Rwanda RW | 2.41% | -0.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan KG | 2.4% | -9.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 118 | Uzbekistan UZ | 2.38% | +6.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 119 | Saint Lucia LC | 2.38% | +5.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 120 | Bahrain BH | 2.37% | -0.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 121 | Vanuatu VU | 2.33% | +43.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 122 | Georgia GE | 2.31% | -24.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 123 | Algeria DZ | 2.31% | +34.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda AG | 2.31% | -19.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 125 | Barbados BB | 2.25% | -14.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 126 | Mozambique MZ | 2.25% | -1.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 127 | Philippines PH | 2.16% | -6.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 128 | Sao Tome and Principe ST | 2.13% | -7.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 129 | Lebanon LB | 2.11% | +39.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea PG | 2.1% | +37.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 131 | Grenada GD | 2.1% | +5.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 132 | Qatar QA | 2.1% | +16.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 133 | Brunei BN | 2.06% | +26.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 134 | Gabon GA | 2.06% | +9.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 135 | Vietnam VN | 2.02% | +2.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 136 | Malaysia MY | 1.98% | +0.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 137 | Kenya KE | 1.95% | -2.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 138 | Nepal NP | 1.93% | -7.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 139 | Tajikistan TJ | 1.9% | +6.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 140 | Ghana GH | 1.86% | -8.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 141 | Micronesia FM | 1.83% | +17.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 142 | Guyana GY | 1.73% | -0.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 143 | Egypt EG | 1.58% | -6.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 144 | Central African Republic CF | 1.53% | +2.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 145 | Mauritania MR | 1.48% | -13.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 146 | Armenia AM | 1.46% | -14.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 147 | Indonesia ID | 1.45% | +3.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 148 | Cote d'Ivoire CI | 1.4% | -6.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 149 | Azerbaijan AZ | 1.39% | +46.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 150 | Mali ML | 1.35% | -1.2% | 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/3