Euro area vs United States: Current health expenditure
Euro area
10.8%
in 2024
United States
16.7%
in 2023
Euro area rank
5th
United States rank
3rd
Current health expenditure over time
- Euro area
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 16.7% against 10.8% in Euro area, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.5 times Euro area's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 14.4% | 5.3% | United States |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 16.3% | 6.2% | United States |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 17.3% | 6.5% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Euro area or United States?
- United States, at 16.7% against 10.8% in Euro area as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Euro area and United States?
- 5.9%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Euro area and United States rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Euro area ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- 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.