Health Expenditures by Country

Analysis

Global Rankings

Rank	Country	Health Expenditures (%)	Date
1	Tuvalu	21.5%	2020
2	United States	18.8%	2020
3	Palau	18.4%	2020
4	Afghanistan	15.5%	2020
5	Marshall Islands	13.0%	2020
6	Canada	12.9%	2020
7	Germany	12.8%	2020
8	Cuba	12.5%	2020
9	France	12.2%	2020
10	Armenia	12.2%	2020
11	Nauru	12.0%	2020
12	United Kingdom	12.0%	2020
13	Lesotho	11.8%	2020
14	Switzerland	11.8%	2020
15	Kiribati	11.6%	2020
16	Micronesia, Federated States of	11.6%	2020
17	Austria	11.5%	2020
18	Montenegro	11.4%	2020
19	Norway	11.4%	2020
20	Sweden	11.4%	2020
21	Maldives	11.4%	2020
22	Belgium	11.1%	2020
23	Netherlands	11.1%	2020
24	Japan	10.9%	2020
25	Malta	10.8%	2020
26	Australia	10.7%	2020
27	Spain	10.7%	2020
28	Portugal	10.6%	2020
29	Denmark	10.5%	2020
30	Brazil	10.3%	2020
31	New Zealand	10.0%	2020
32	Argentina	10.0%	2020
33	El Salvador	9.9%	2020
34	Timor-Leste	9.9%	2020
35	Bosnia and Herzegovina	9.8%	2020
36	Chile	9.8%	2020
37	Panama	9.7%	2020
38	Finland	9.6%	2020
39	Iceland	9.6%	2020
40	Italy	9.6%	2020
41	Liberia	9.5%	2020
42	Greece	9.5%	2020
43	Slovenia	9.5%	2020
44	Central African Republic	9.4%	2020
45	Czech Republic	9.2%	2020
46	Uruguay	9.2%	2020
47	Andorra	9.1%	2020
48	Honduras	9.0%	2020
49	Colombia	9.0%	2020
50	Namibia	8.9%	2020
51	Sierra Leone	8.8%	2020
52	San Marino	8.7%	2020
53	Serbia	8.7%	2020
54	South Africa	8.6%	2020
55	Nicaragua	8.6%	2020
56	Bulgaria	8.5%	2020
57	Ecuador	8.5%	2020
58	Guinea-Bissau	8.4%	2020
59	South Korea	8.4%	2020
60	Israel	8.3%	2020
61	Tajikistan	8.2%	2020
62	Cyprus	8.1%	2020
63	Lebanon	8.0%	2020
64	Costa Rica	7.9%	2020
65	Macedonia	7.9%	2020
66	Bolivia	7.9%	2020
67	Niue	7.8%	2020
68	Croatia	7.8%	2020
69	Estonia	7.8%	2020
70	Mozambique	7.6%	2020
71	Bahamas	7.6%	2020
72	Russia	7.6%	2020
73	Ukraine	7.6%	2020
74	Georgia	7.6%	2020
75	Paraguay	7.6%	2020
76	Cambodia	7.5%	2020
77	Latvia	7.5%	2020
78	Lithuania	7.5%	2020
79	Jordan	7.5%	2020
80	Rwanda	7.3%	2020
81	Trinidad and Tobago	7.3%	2020
82	Hungary	7.3%	2020
83	Barbados	7.2%	2020
84	Slovakia	7.2%	2020
85	Ireland	7.1%	2020
86	Belize	6.9%	2020
87	Uzbekistan	6.8%	2020
88	Moldova	6.8%	2020
89	Suriname	6.8%	2020
90	Burkina Faso	6.7%	2020
91	Mauritius	6.7%	2020
92	Saint Lucia	6.7%	2020
93	Jamaica	6.6%	2020
94	Burundi	6.5%	2020
95	Swaziland	6.5%	2020
96	Guatemala	6.5%	2020
97	Poland	6.5%	2020
98	Seychelles	6.4%	2020
99	Belarus	6.4%	2020
100	Algeria	6.3%	2020
101	Tunisia	6.3%	2020
102	Romania	6.3%	2020
103	Kuwait	6.3%	2020
104	Peru	6.3%	2020
105	Botswana	6.2%	2020
106	Niger	6.2%	2020
107	Mexico	6.2%	2020
108	Singapore	6.1%	2020
109	Cabo Verde	6.0%	2020
110	Morocco	6.0%	2020
111	Togo	6.0%	2020
112	Grenada	5.8%	2020
113	Luxembourg	5.8%	2020
114	Dominica	5.7%	2020
115	Turkmenistan	5.7%	2020
116	Saudi Arabia	5.7%	2019
117	Zambia	5.6%	2020
118	Antigua and Barbuda	5.6%	2020
119	China	5.6%	2020
120	United Arab Emirates	5.5%	2020
121	Guyana	5.5%	2020
122	Chad	5.4%	2020
123	Comoros	5.4%	2020
124	Malawi	5.4%	2020
125	Saint Kitts and Nevis	5.4%	2020
126	Samoa	5.3%	2020
127	Tonga	5.3%	2020
128	Kyrgyzstan	5.3%	2020
129	Iran	5.3%	2020
130	Oman	5.3%	2020
131	Senegal	5.2%	2020
132	Albania	5.2%	2018
133	Nepal	5.2%	2020
134	Philippines	5.1%	2020
135	Iraq	5.1%	2020
136	Sao Tome and Principe	4.9%	2020
137	Dominican Republic	4.9%	2020
138	Mongolia	4.9%	2020
139	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4.8%	2020
140	Vietnam	4.7%	2020
141	Azerbaijan	4.6%	2020
142	Turkey	4.6%	2020
143	Republic of the Congo	4.5%	2020
144	Egypt	4.4%	2020
145	Solomon Islands	4.4%	2020
146	Thailand	4.4%	2020
147	Bhutan	4.4%	2020
148	Kenya	4.3%	2020
149	Mali	4.3%	2020
150	Bahrain	4.2%	2020
151	Qatar	4.2%	2020
152	Democratic Republic of the Congo	4.1%	2020
153	Eritrea	4.1%	2020
154	Malaysia	4.1%	2020
155	Sri Lanka	4.1%	2020
156	Ghana	4.0%	2020
157	Guinea	4.0%	2020
158	Uganda	4.0%	2020
159	Vanuatu	4.0%	2020
160	Madagascar	3.9%	2020
161	Cameroon	3.8%	2020
162	Equatorial Guinea	3.8%	2020
163	Tanzania	3.8%	2020
164	Fiji	3.8%	2020
165	Kazakhstan	3.8%	2020
166	Venezuela	3.8%	2020
167	Burma	3.7%	2020
168	Ethiopia	3.5%	2020
169	Gabon	3.4%	2020
170	Mauritania	3.4%	2020
171	Nigeria	3.4%	2020
172	Zimbabwe	3.4%	2020
173	Indonesia	3.4%	2020
174	Cote d'Ivoire	3.3%	2020
175	Haiti	3.3%	2020
176	Cook Islands	3.2%	2020
177	Sudan	3.0%	2020
178	India	3.0%	2020
179	Angola	2.9%	2020
180	Pakistan	2.8%	2020
181	Laos	2.7%	2020
182	Benin	2.6%	2020
183	Gambia	2.6%	2020
184	Bangladesh	2.6%	2020
185	Papua New Guinea	2.5%	2020
186	Brunei	2.4%	2020
187	Djibouti	2.0%	2020
188	Monaco	1.7%	2020

The Role of Health Spending in National Well-Being

Health expenditures are a key indicator of a country's priorities and capacity to care for its population. Higher spending can improve access to medical services and health outcomes, but efficiency also matters. Comparing health expenditures helps identify best practices and areas for reform. Rising costs challenge both developed and developing nations. Investing in health is crucial for economic productivity and social stability.

Sources

Rankings are based on the most recent data available and may vary over time as new data is released. This list uses the latest available data from The World Factbook.