Australia vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Australia
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Australia currently reports 10.4% against 5.6% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.9 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th of 193 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 4.5% | 5.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 5.4% | 5.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Australia or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Australia, at 10.4% against 5.6% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Australia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 4.8%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Australia ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th 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.