IDA total vs Spain: Current health expenditure
IDA total
3.9%
in 2023
Spain
9.2%
in 2023
IDA total rank
42nd
Spain rank
42nd
Current health expenditure over time
- IDA total
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 9.2% against 3.9% in IDA total, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Spain's figure about 2.4 times IDA total's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 7.7% | 3.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 9.1% | 5.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 10.0% | 6.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, IDA total or Spain?
- Spain, at 9.2% against 3.9% in IDA total as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between IDA total and Spain?
- 5.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do IDA total and Spain rank globally for current health expenditure?
- IDA total ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 42nd 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.