Austria vs France: Current health expenditure
Austria
11.8%
in 2024
France
11.5%
in 2024
Austria rank
10th
France rank
13th
Current health expenditure over time
- Austria
- France
How they compare
Austria currently reports 11.8% against 11.5% in France, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
Austria ranks 10th and France ranks 13th of 193 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 10.3% | 0.6% | France |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 11.4% | 0.9% | France |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.9% | 0.3% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Austria or France?
- Austria, at 11.8% against 11.5% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Austria and France?
- 0.3%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Austria and France rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Austria ranks 10th and France ranks 13th 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.