Afghanistan vs North America: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Afghanistan
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 16.3% against 15.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes North America's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was North America ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 4th and North America ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 14.4% | 4.5% | North America |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 15.8% | 5.1% | North America |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 16.9% | 1.9% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Afghanistan or North America?
- North America, at 16.3% against 15.0% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Afghanistan and North America?
- 1.3%, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and North America rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th and North America ranks 1st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current 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 current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.