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

In 2023, Tuvalu leads Current health expenditure (% of GDP) with 27.09%. Naoero follows at 18.21%, and the gap between the top two positions is 8.88%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.06.813.520.327.1TuvaluTuvalu: 27.09%27.1NaoeroNaoero: 18.21%18.2United StatesUnited States: 16.69%16.7AfghanistanAfghanistan: 14.99%15.0Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands: 13.41%13.4LiberiaLiberia: 13.01%13.0Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 12.88%12.9LesothoLesotho: 12.61%12.6GermanyGermany: 11.74%11.7SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 11.69%11.7South SudanSouth Sudan: 11.61%11.6FranceFrance: 11.52%11.5

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Tuvalu 27.09%
2 Naoero 18.21%
3 United States 16.69%
4 Afghanistan 14.99%
5 Marshall Islands 13.41%
6 Liberia 13.01%
7 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 12.88%
8 Lesotho 12.61%
9 Germany 11.74%
10 Switzerland 11.69%
11 South Sudan 11.61%
12 France 11.52%
13 Canada 11.19%
14 Austria 11.15%
15 Sweden 11.15%
16 United Kingdom 10.99%
17 Kiribati 10.95%
18 Palau 10.85%
19 Belgium 10.80%
20 Japan 10.74%
21 West Bank and Gaza 10.73%
22 Central African Republic 10.66%
23 Finland 10.47%
24 Australia 10.40%
25 Argentina 10.27%
26 Chile 10.17%
27 New Zealand 10.13%
28 Portugal 10.03%
29 Netherlands 9.83%
30 Brazil 9.73%
31 Yemen, Rep. 9.70%
32 Montenegro 9.65%
33 Timor-Leste 9.60%
34 Denmark 9.56%
35 Namibia 9.48%
36 Norway 9.43%
37 Cuba 9.38%
38 Armenia 9.32%
39 Slovenia 9.30%
40 El Salvador 9.29%
41 Maldives 9.25%
42 Spain 9.22%
43 Burundi 9.09%
44 Uruguay 9.02%
45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.92%
46 South Africa 8.91%
47 Malta 8.84%
48 Guinea-Bissau 8.82%
49 Iceland 8.71%
50 Korea, Rep. 8.57%

Analytical takeaways

  • Tuvalu leads the global ranking for Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in 2023, with a lead of 8.88% 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 11.52%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.