Ranking · 192 countries · 2023
Domestic general government health expenditure as percentage of GDP (%) by country · Page 4
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.
Visualised
Ranked chart
The table
Country ranking
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 | Burundi BI | 1.34% | -15.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 152 | India IN | 1.3% | -5.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 153 | Liberia LR | 1.3% | +0.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 154 | Gambia GM | 1.3% | -15.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 155 | Chad TD | 1.26% | +36.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 156 | Cambodia KH | 1.24% | +5.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 157 | Sri Lanka LK | 1.24% | -19.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 158 | Venezuela VE | 1.2% | -42.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 159 | Senegal SN | 1.19% | +9.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 160 | Angola AO | 1.13% | -13.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea GQ | 1.13% | +30.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 162 | Congo CG | 1.12% | +39.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 163 | Djibouti DJ | 1.05% | -1.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 164 | Madagascar MG | 0.99% | +10.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 165 | Niger NE | 0.97% | -36.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 166 | Tanzania TZ | 0.97% | -1.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 167 | Zimbabwe ZW | 0.95% | -7.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 168 | Turkmenistan TM | 0.94% | +18.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 169 | Guinea-Bissau GW | 0.94% | -9.6% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 170 | Uganda UG | 0.92% | -6.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 171 | Pakistan PK | 0.9% | -18.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 172 | Eritrea ER | 0.85% | -5.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 173 | Comoros KM | 0.85% | -3.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 174 | Malawi MW | 0.84% | -4.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 175 | Yemen YE | 0.82% | -10.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 176 | Guinea GN | 0.81% | +10.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 177 | Sierra Leone SL | 0.79% | -9.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 178 | Democratic Republic of the Congo CD | 0.69% | -4.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 179 | Togo TG | 0.68% | +2.3% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 180 | Cameroon CM | 0.67% | +0.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 181 | Ethiopia ET | 0.61% | -14.8% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 182 | Sudan SD | 0.59% | -28.4% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 183 | Nigeria NG | 0.55% | -3.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 184 | Somalia SO | 0.53% | +70.0% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 185 | Laos LA | 0.53% | -15.7% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 186 | South Sudan SS | 0.5% | -19.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 187 | Myanmar MM | 0.5% | -0.2% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 188 | Benin BJ | 0.49% | -3.5% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 189 | Syria SY | 0.4% | -50.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 190 | Bangladesh BD | 0.31% | -8.1% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 191 | Haiti HT | 0.3% | -12.9% | 2023 | World Health Organization |
| 192 | Afghanistan AF | 0.25% | +36.5% | 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.
Cite & reuse
Cite this ranking
Published under CC BY 4.0.
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/4