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

In 2020, United States leads Current health expenditure (% of GDP) with 18.52%. Tuvalu follows at 17.89%, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.63%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.04.69.313.918.5United StatesUnited States: 18.52%18.5TuvaluTuvalu: 17.89%17.9AfghanistanAfghanistan: 15.53%15.5KiribatiKiribati: 13.66%13.7PalauPalau: 13.32%13.3CanadaCanada: 13.02%13.0LiberiaLiberia: 12.91%12.9CubaCuba: 12.49%12.5GermanyGermany: 12.47%12.5ArmeniaArmenia: 12.24%12.2FranceFrance: 12.13%12.1Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands: 12.12%12.1

Full table

#CountryValue
1 United States 18.52%
2 Tuvalu 17.89%
3 Afghanistan 15.53%
4 Kiribati 13.66%
5 Palau 13.32%
6 Canada 13.02%
7 Liberia 12.91%
8 Cuba 12.49%
9 Germany 12.47%
10 Armenia 12.24%
11 France 12.13%
12 Marshall Islands 12.12%
13 United Kingdom 12.10%
14 Switzerland 11.99%
15 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 11.98%
16 Yemen, Rep. 11.65%
17 Naoero 11.56%
18 Belgium 11.46%
19 Japan 11.45%
20 Maldives 11.44%
21 Sweden 11.42%
22 Norway 11.42%
23 Montenegro 11.42%
24 Austria 11.41%
25 Netherlands 10.95%
26 Spain 10.79%
27 Burundi 10.71%
28 Australia 10.70%
29 Denmark 10.69%
30 Argentina 10.67%
31 Portugal 10.52%
32 Lesotho 10.41%
33 West Bank and Gaza 10.28%
34 Panama 10.22%
35 Malta 9.85%
36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.70%
37 Finland 9.70%
38 Chile 9.70%
39 Iceland 9.65%
40 Brazil 9.62%
41 Italy 9.56%
42 Namibia 9.56%
43 Slovenia 9.49%
44 Greece 9.38%
45 South Sudan 9.35%
46 New Zealand 9.25%
47 Georgia 9.23%
48 Honduras 9.22%
49 Uruguay 9.09%
50 South Africa 9.02%

Analytical takeaways

  • United States leads the global ranking for Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in 2020, with a lead of 0.63% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Marshall Islands at 12.12%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.