High income vs United States: Current health expenditure
High income
12.5%
in 2023
United States
16.7%
in 2023
High income rank
4th
United States rank
3rd
Current health expenditure over time
- High income
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 16.7% against 12.5% in High income, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times High income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 4th 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 | High income | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 14.4% | 4.1% | United States |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 16.3% | 4.6% | United States |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 17.3% | 4.3% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, High income or United States?
- United States, at 16.7% against 12.5% in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between High income and United States?
- 4.2%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do High income and United States rank globally for current health expenditure?
- High income ranks 4th 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.