Which has higher current health expenditure, Central African Republic or Japan?

Japan, at 10.7% against 10.7% in Central African Republic as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Japan?

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.

Central African Republic vs Japan: Current health expenditure

Central African Republic

10.7%

in 2023

Japan

10.7%

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

22nd

Japan rank

20th

Current health expenditure over time

Central African Republic
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 10.7% against 10.7% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 20th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.3%	7.7%	3.4%	Japan
2010s	5.6%	10.5%	4.9%	Japan
2020s	9.7%	11.6%	2.0%	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current health expenditure, Central African Republic or Japan?: Japan, at 10.7% against 10.7% in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in current health expenditure between Central African Republic and Japan?: 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Japan?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Japan rank globally for current health expenditure?: Central African Republic ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 20th 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: 03 September 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.