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

Canada, at 11.3% against 11.1% in United Kingdom as of 2024.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

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

Canada

11.3%

in 2024

United Kingdom

11.1%

in 2024

Canada rank

14th

United Kingdom rank

16th

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

Canada
United Kingdom

How they compare

Canada currently reports 11.3% against 11.1% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 193 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.2%	8.3%	0.9%	Canada
2010s	10.7%	9.9%	0.8%	Canada
2020s	11.8%	11.5%	0.3%	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current health expenditure, Canada or United Kingdom?: Canada, at 11.3% against 11.1% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in current health expenditure between Canada and United Kingdom?: 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for current health expenditure?: Canada ranks 14th 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.