Australia vs Low & middle income: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Australia
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 10.4% against 5.6% in Low & middle income, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.9 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 25th and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 193 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 4.9% | 3.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 5.1% | 4.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 5.5% | 4.9% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Australia or Low & middle income?
- Australia, at 10.4% against 5.6% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Australia and Low & middle income?
- 4.8%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Low & middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Low & middle income rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Australia ranks 25th and Low & middle income ranks 23rd 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.