Australia vs Portugal: Current health expenditure
Australia
10.4%
in 2023
Portugal
10.2%
in 2024
Australia rank
25th
Portugal rank
27th
Current health expenditure over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Australia currently reports 10.4% against 10.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 27th of 193 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 9.3% | 1.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.6% | 0.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Australia or Portugal?
- Australia, at 10.4% against 10.2% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Australia and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Australia ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 27th 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.