Which has higher current health expenditure, Belgium or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 11.1% against 10.8% in Belgium as of 2024.

What is the difference in current health expenditure between Belgium and United Kingdom?

0.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Belgium vs United Kingdom: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health)

Belgium

10.8%

in 2023

United Kingdom

11.1%

in 2024

Belgium rank

19th

United Kingdom rank

16th

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) over time

Belgium
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 11.1% against 10.8% in Belgium, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.1%	8.3%	0.7%	Belgium
2010s	10.7%	9.9%	0.9%	Belgium
2020s	11.1%	11.6%	0.5%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current health expenditure, Belgium or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 11.1% against 10.8% in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in current health expenditure between Belgium and United Kingdom?: 0.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and United Kingdom rank globally for current health expenditure?: Belgium ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 16th 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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Indicator: Current health expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,692 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.