Which country spends the most for health care? Statistics provided by the World Health Organization reveals the highest health spending in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), as well as government spending on health. Based on the GDP percentage, the United States is seen as the country with the highest health spending worldwide. Meanwhile, Cuba has the highest government health spending.
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Health spending, % of GDP |
Government spending on health as % of all heath spending |
|
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Afghanistan |
7.6 |
11.7 |
|
Albania |
6.5 |
39 |
|
Algeria |
4.2 |
77.9 |
|
Andorra |
7.5 |
70.1 |
|
Angola |
2.9 |
82.5 |
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
6 |
71 |
|
Argentina |
8.1 |
54.6 |
|
Armenia |
4.4 |
40.6 |
|
Australia |
8.7 |
68 |
|
Austria |
11 |
77.5 |
|
Azerbaijan |
5.9 |
20.3 |
|
Bahamas |
7.9 |
45.6 |
|
Bahrain |
5 |
73.3 |
|
Bangladesh |
3.5 |
33.6 |
|
Barbados |
8 |
65 |
|
Belarus |
5.6 |
77.7 |
|
Belgium |
10.7 |
74.7 |
|
Belize |
5.2 |
62.7 |
|
Benin |
4.1 |
49.5 |
|
Bhutan |
5.2 |
86.8 |
|
Bolivia |
4.8 |
62.8 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
11.1 |
61.4 |
|
Botswana |
8.3 |
72.5 |
|
Brazil |
9 |
47 |
|
Brunei |
2.8 |
84.9 |
|
Bulgaria |
6.9 |
54.5 |
|
Burkina Faso |
6.7 |
51 |
|
Burundi |
11.6 |
38.2 |
|
Cambodia |
5.6 |
37.2 |
|
Cameroon |
5.1 |
29.6 |
|
Canada |
11.3 |
70.5 |
|
Cape Verde |
4.1 |
75 |
|
Central African Republic |
4 |
35.4 |
|
Chad |
4.5 |
25 |
|
Chile |
8 |
48.2 |
|
China |
5.1 |
53.6 |
|
Colombia |
7.6 |
72.7 |
|
Comoros |
4.5 |
67.2 |
|
Congo |
2.5 |
46.7 |
|
Cook Islands |
4.4 |
93.8 |
|
Costa Rica |
10.9 |
68.1 |
|
Croatia |
7.8 |
84.9 |
|
Cuba |
10.6 |
91.5 |
|
Cyprus |
6 |
41.5 |
|
Czech Republic |
7.9 |
83.7 |
|
CTMte d'Ivoire |
5.3 |
21.6 |
|
Congo, Dem Rep |
7.9 |
42.5 |
|
Congo |
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|
Denmark |
11.4 |
85.1 |
|
Djibouti |
7.2 |
65.3 |
|
Dominica |
7.4 |
69.6 |
|
Dominican Republic |
6.2 |
43.4 |
|
Ecuador |
8.1 |
37.2 |
|
Egypt |
4.7 |
37.4 |
|
El Salvador |
6.9 |
61.7 |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
4.5 |
75.9 |
|
Eritrea |
2.7 |
48.2 |
|
Estonia |
6 |
78.7 |
|
Ethiopia |
4.9 |
53.5 |
|
Fiji |
4.9 |
70.1 |
|
Finland |
9 |
75.1 |
|
France |
11.9 |
77.8 |
|
Gabon |
3.5 |
52.9 |
|
Gambia |
5.7 |
50.8 |
|
Georgia |
10.1 |
23.6 |
|
Germany |
11.6 |
77.1 |
|
Ghana |
5.2 |
59.5 |
|
Greece |
10.2 |
59.4 |
|
Grenada |
5.9 |
45 |
|
Guatemala |
6.9 |
35.8 |
|
Guinea |
4.9 |
11.3 |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
8.5 |
10 |
|
Guyana |
5.4 |
85.4 |
|
Haiti |
6.9 |
21.4 |
|
Honduras |
6.8 |
65.2 |
|
Hungary |
7.3 |
69.4 |
|
Iceland |
9.4 |
80.7 |
|
India |
4.1 |
29.2 |
|
Indonesia |
2.6 |
49.1 |
|
Iran |
5.6 |
40.1 |
|
Iraq |
8.4 |
81.2 |
|
Ireland |
9.2 |
69.2 |
|
Israel |
7.6 |
60.3 |
|
Italy |
9.5 |
77.6 |
|
Jamaica |
4.8 |
53.5 |
|
Japan |
9.5 |
82.5 |
|
Jordan |
8 |
67.7 |
|
Kazakhstan |
4.3 |
59.4 |
|
Kenya |
4.8 |
44.3 |
|
Kiribati |
11.2 |
82.3 |
|
Kuwait |
2.6 |
80.4 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
6.2 |
56.2 |
|
Laos |
4.5 |
33.3 |
|
Latvia |
6.7 |
61.1 |
|
Lebanon |
7 |
39.2 |
|
Lesotho |
11.1 |
76.2 |
|
Liberia |
11.8 |
32.5 |
|
Libya |
3.9 |
68.8 |
|
Lithuania |
7 |
73.5 |
|
Luxembourg |
7.8 |
84.4 |
|
Madagascar |
3.8 |
60.3 |
|
Malawi |
6.6 |
60.2 |
|
Malaysia |
4.4 |
55.5 |
|
Maldives |
6.3 |
60.5 |
|
Mali |
5 |
46.6 |
|
Malta |
8.6 |
65.5 |
|
Marshall Islands |
18 |
83.2 |
|
Mauritania |
4.4 |
53.1 |
|
Mauritius |
6 |
41.7 |
|
Mexico |
6.3 |
48.9 |
|
Micronesia |
14.2 |
91.2 |
|
Monaco |
4.3 |
88.1 |
|
Mongolia |
5.4 |
55.1 |
|
Montenegro |
9.1 |
67.2 |
|
Morocco |
5.2 |
38 |
|
Mozambique |
5.2 |
71.7 |
|
Myanmar |
2 |
12.2 |
|
Namibia |
6.8 |
58.4 |
|
Nauru |
11.2 |
68.5 |
|
Nepal |
5.5 |
33.2 |
|
Netherlands |
11.9 |
79.2 |
|
New Zealand |
10.1 |
83.2 |
|
Nicaragua |
9.1 |
53.3 |
|
Niger |
5.2 |
50.9 |
|
Nigeria |
5.1 |
37.9 |
|
Niue |
17.4 |
99.3 |
|
Norway |
9.5 |
83.9 |
|
Oman |
2.8 |
80.1 |
|
Pakistan |
2.2 |
38.5 |
|
Palau |
10.3 |
77.3 |
|
Panama |
8.1 |
75.1 |
|
Papua New Guinea |
3.6 |
71.5 |
|
Paraguay |
5.9 |
36.4 |
|
Peru |
5.1 |
54 |
|
Philippines |
3.6 |
35.3 |
|
Poland |
7.5 |
72.6 |
|
Portugal |
11 |
68.1 |
|
Qatar |
1.8 |
77.5 |
|
Korea, South |
6.9 |
59 |
|
Moldova |
11.7 |
45.8 |
|
Romania |
5.6 |
78.1 |
|
Russia |
5.1 |
62.1 |
|
Rwanda |
10.5 |
50.1 |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
6.7 |
60.6 |
|
Saint Lucia |
8.7 |
60.5 |
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
4.5 |
86.5 |
|
Samoa |
6.5 |
87.7 |
|
San Marino |
7.1 |
85.4 |
|
Sao Tome and Principe |
7.2 |
38.3 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
4.3 |
62.9 |
|
Senegal |
5.7 |
55.5 |
|
Serbia |
10.4 |
61.9 |
|
Seychelles |
3.4 |
91.9 |
|
Sierra Leone |
13.1 |
11.3 |
|
Singapore |
4 |
36.3 |
|
Slovakia |
8.8 |
65.9 |
|
Slovenia |
9.4 |
73.7 |
|
Solomon Islands |
8.6 |
93.4 |
|
Somalia |
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South Africa |
8.9 |
44.1 |
|
Spain |
9.5 |
72.8 |
|
Sri Lanka |
2.9 |
44.7 |
|
Sudan |
6.3 |
29.8 |
|
Suriname |
7 |
47.8 |
|
Swaziland |
6.6 |
63.7 |
|
Sweden |
9.6 |
81.1 |
|
Switzerland |
11.5 |
59 |
|
Syria |
3.4 |
46 |
|
Tajikistan |
6 |
26.7 |
|
Thailand |
3.9 |
75 |
|
Macedonia |
7.1 |
63.8 |
|
Timor-Leste |
9.1 |
55.8 |
|
Togo |
7.7 |
44.2 |
|
Tonga |
5.1 |
81.5 |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
5.7 |
59.9 |
|
Tunisia |
6.2 |
54.3 |
|
Turkey |
6.7 |
75.2 |
|
Turkmenistan |
2.5 |
59.4 |
|
Tuvalu |
17.5 |
99.9 |
|
Uganda |
9 |
21.7 |
|
Ukraine |
7.7 |
56.6 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
3.7 |
74.4 |
|
United Kingdom |
9.6 |
83.9 |
|
Tanzania |
6 |
67.3 |
|
United States |
17.9 |
53.1 |
|
Uruguay |
8.4 |
67.1 |
|
Uzbekistan |
5.8 |
47.5 |
|
Vanuatu |
5.2 |
90.6 |
|
Venezuela |
4.9 |
34.9 |
|
Vietnam |
6.8 |
37.8 |
|
Yemen |
5.2 |
24.2 |
|
Zambia |
5.9 |
60.3 |