Iceland vs Lower middle income: Current health expenditure
Iceland
9.0%
in 2024
Lower middle income
3.7%
in 2023
Iceland rank
45th
Lower middle income rank
44th
Current health expenditure over time
- Iceland
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 9.0% against 3.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.4 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 45th and Lower middle income ranks 44th of 193 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 4.0% | 5.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 3.6% | 4.7% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 3.7% | 5.6% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Iceland or Lower middle income?
- Iceland, at 9.0% against 3.7% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Iceland and Lower middle income?
- 5.3%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lower middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Lower middle income rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Iceland ranks 45th and Lower middle income ranks 44th 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.