China vs United States: Capital health expenditure
China
0.6%
in 2020
United States
0.6%
in 2023
China rank
18th
United States rank
19th
Capital health expenditure over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 21 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
China ranks 18th and United States ranks 19th of 128 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.4% | United States |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | United States |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, China or United States?
- China, at 0.6% against 0.6% in United States as of 2020.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between China and United States?
- 0.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do China and United States rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- China ranks 18th and United States ranks 19th of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.