Germany vs World: Current health expenditure
Germany
12.3%
in 2024
World
10.1%
in 2023
Germany rank
9th
World rank
7th
Current health expenditure over time
- Germany
- World
How they compare
Germany currently reports 12.3% against 10.1% in World, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times World's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 9th and World ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.2% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.5% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 10.3% | 2.1% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Germany or World?
- Germany, at 12.3% against 10.1% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Germany and World?
- 2.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and World?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Germany and World rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Germany ranks 9th and World ranks 7th 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.