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

In 2021, Afghanistan leads Current health expenditure (% of GDP) with 21.51%. Tuvalu follows at 18.57%, and the gap between the top two positions is 2.93%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.05.410.816.121.5AfghanistanAfghanistan: 21.51%21.5TuvaluTuvalu: 18.57%18.6United StatesUnited States: 17.35%17.4PalauPalau: 14.55%14.6CubaCuba: 13.79%13.8LiberiaLiberia: 13.27%13.3GermanyGermany: 12.72%12.7Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands: 12.49%12.5CanadaCanada: 12.38%12.4ArmeniaArmenia: 12.32%12.3FranceFrance: 12.25%12.2AustriaAustria: 12.19%12.2

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Afghanistan 21.51%
2 Tuvalu 18.57%
3 United States 17.35%
4 Palau 14.55%
5 Cuba 13.79%
6 Liberia 13.27%
7 Germany 12.72%
8 Marshall Islands 12.49%
9 Canada 12.38%
10 Armenia 12.32%
11 France 12.25%
12 Austria 12.19%
13 United Kingdom 12.08%
14 Japan 12.08%
15 Switzerland 11.96%
16 Kiribati 11.83%
17 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 11.37%
18 Belgium 11.29%
19 Sweden 11.23%
20 Portugal 11.22%
21 Netherlands 11.13%
22 Argentina 11.01%
23 Naoero 10.85%
24 Lesotho 10.66%
25 Denmark 10.66%
26 Montenegro 10.55%
27 Georgia 10.54%
28 Australia 10.52%
29 West Bank and Gaza 10.43%
30 Spain 10.34%
31 Namibia 10.20%
32 El Salvador 10.13%
33 Finland 9.91%
34 Norway 9.81%
35 Chile 9.72%
36 Iceland 9.72%
37 Brazil 9.64%
38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.56%
39 New Zealand 9.55%
40 Nicaragua 9.55%
41 Malta 9.53%
42 Slovenia 9.53%
43 Yemen, Rep. 9.44%
44 Latvia 9.41%
45 Italy 9.28%
46 Honduras 9.27%
47 Serbia 9.23%
48 Czechia 9.15%
49 Central African Republic 9.15%
50 Colombia 9.14%

Analytical takeaways

  • Afghanistan leads the global ranking for Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in 2021, with a lead of 2.93% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Austria at 12.19%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.