Countries with the highest
Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

In 2019, Tuvalu leads Current health expenditure (% of GDP) with 22.22%. Lesotho follows at 21.92%, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.30%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.05.611.116.722.2TuvaluTuvalu: 22.22%22.2LesothoLesotho: 21.92%21.9United StatesUnited States: 16.54%16.5Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands: 14.99%15.0AfghanistanAfghanistan: 14.83%14.8PalauPalau: 12.17%12.2Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 11.87%11.9NaoeroNaoero: 11.56%11.6GermanyGermany: 11.43%11.4SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 11.43%11.4ArmeniaArmenia: 11.38%11.4FranceFrance: 11.17%11.2

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Tuvalu 22.22%
2 Lesotho 21.92%
3 United States 16.54%
4 Marshall Islands 14.99%
5 Afghanistan 14.83%
6 Palau 12.17%
7 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 11.87%
8 Naoero 11.56%
9 Germany 11.43%
10 Switzerland 11.43%
11 Armenia 11.38%
12 France 11.17%
13 Cuba 11.09%
14 Canada 11.05%
15 Yemen, Rep. 10.97%
16 Japan 10.97%
17 Sweden 10.93%
18 Belgium 10.86%
19 Austria 10.63%
20 Norway 10.44%
21 Australia 10.25%
22 Denmark 10.18%
23 Kiribati 10.17%
24 Argentina 10.12%
25 United Kingdom 9.98%
26 Netherlands 9.94%
27 Brazil 9.61%
28 Portugal 9.51%
29 Chile 9.31%
30 Uruguay 9.24%
31 Finland 9.22%
32 Spain 9.22%
33 West Bank and Gaza 9.19%
34 South Sudan 9.07%
35 Burundi 9.06%
36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.93%
37 Malta 8.89%
38 Namibia 8.86%
39 El Salvador 8.81%
40 Lebanon 8.69%
41 Iceland 8.64%
42 New Zealand 8.62%
43 Italy 8.62%
44 Slovenia 8.57%
45 Nicaragua 8.50%
46 Eswatini 8.40%
47 Suriname 8.38%
48 Liberia 8.38%
49 Montenegro 8.33%
50 Serbia 8.29%

Analytical takeaways

  • Tuvalu leads the global ranking for Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in 2019, with a lead of 0.30% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with France at 11.17%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.