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
151 Turkiye 4.56%
152 Viet Nam 4.54%
153 Senegal 4.44%
154 Lebanon 4.40%
155 Malaysia 4.37%
156 Oman 4.34%
157 Cameroon 4.34%
158 Bahrain 4.33%
159 Eritrea 4.18%
160 Venezuela, RB 4.10%
161 Nigeria 4.08%
162 Kazakhstan 3.99%
163 Chad 3.97%
164 Congo, Dem. Rep. 3.87%
165 Ghana 3.86%
166 Mauritania 3.78%
167 Cote d'Ivoire 3.76%
168 Gambia, The 3.74%
169 Guinea 3.72%
170 Indonesia 3.71%
171 Monaco 3.67%
172 Haiti 3.58%
173 Madagascar 3.55%
174 Mali 3.54%
175 Equatorial Guinea 3.51%
176 Syrian Arab Republic 3.50%
177 Tanzania 3.47%
178 Congo, Rep. 3.46%
179 India 3.35%
180 Ethiopia 3.21%
181 Pakistan 2.99%
182 Sudan 2.97%
183 Benin 2.92%
184 Qatar 2.89%
185 Djibouti 2.87%
186 Gabon 2.79%
187 Lao PDR 2.74%
188 Angola 2.74%
189 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 2.74%
190 Zimbabwe 2.67%
191 Papua New Guinea 2.34%
192 Bangladesh 2.27%
193 Brunei Darussalam 2.15%

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.