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

In 2022, Afghanistan leads Current health expenditure (% of GDP) with 23.09%. Tuvalu follows at 21.29%, and the gap between the top two positions is 1.80%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.05.811.517.323.1AfghanistanAfghanistan: 23.09%23.1TuvaluTuvalu: 21.29%21.3NaoeroNaoero: 18.34%18.3United StatesUnited States: 16.53%16.5PalauPalau: 14.88%14.9Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands: 13.61%13.6LiberiaLiberia: 13.59%13.6LesothoLesotho: 12.90%12.9Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 12.63%12.6GermanyGermany: 12.45%12.4JapanJapan: 12.32%12.3FranceFrance: 11.83%11.8

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Afghanistan 23.09%
2 Tuvalu 21.29%
3 Naoero 18.34%
4 United States 16.53%
5 Palau 14.88%
6 Marshall Islands 13.61%
7 Liberia 13.59%
8 Lesotho 12.90%
9 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 12.63%
10 Germany 12.45%
11 Japan 12.32%
12 France 11.83%
13 Cuba 11.79%
14 Switzerland 11.60%
15 Austria 11.23%
16 United Kingdom 11.10%
17 Canada 11.08%
18 Sweden 10.86%
19 Belgium 10.74%
20 New Zealand 10.57%
21 Portugal 10.55%
22 Kiribati 10.53%
23 Montenegro 10.19%
24 Argentina 10.16%
25 Netherlands 10.03%
26 Chile 10.01%
27 Armenia 9.96%
28 Central African Republic 9.95%
29 Australia 9.89%
30 El Salvador 9.82%
31 Finland 9.74%
32 West Bank and Gaza 9.71%
33 Spain 9.68%
34 Slovenia 9.63%
35 Namibia 9.62%
36 Denmark 9.47%
37 Brazil 9.39%
38 Malta 9.09%
39 Iceland 9.08%
40 Panama 9.05%
41 Nicaragua 8.98%
42 Uruguay 8.89%
43 Korea, Rep. 8.86%
44 Mongolia 8.85%
45 Italy 8.85%
46 Yemen, Rep. 8.82%
47 South Africa 8.75%
48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.72%
49 Burundi 8.67%
50 Jamaica 8.65%

Analytical takeaways

  • Afghanistan leads the global ranking for Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in 2022, with a lead of 1.80% 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 11.83%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.