Austria vs World: Current health expenditure
Austria
11.8%
in 2024
World
10.1%
in 2023
Austria rank
10th
World rank
7th
Current health expenditure over time
- Austria
- World
How they compare
Austria currently reports 11.8% against 10.1% in World, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times World's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 10th and World ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 9.2% | 0.5% | Austria |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.5% | 0.9% | Austria |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 10.3% | 1.2% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Austria or World?
- Austria, at 11.8% against 10.1% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Austria and World?
- 1.7%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and World?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Austria and World rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Austria ranks 10th and World ranks 7th 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.