Canada vs Switzerland: Current health expenditure
Canada
11.3%
in 2024
Switzerland
11.7%
in 2023
Canada rank
14th
Switzerland rank
11th
Current health expenditure over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 11.7% against 11.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 9.8% | 0.6% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.8% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.8% | 0.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Canada or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 11.7% against 11.3% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Canada and Switzerland?
- 0.4%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Canada ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 11th 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.