Italy vs Panama: Current health expenditure
Italy
8.4%
in 2024
Panama
8.3%
in 2023
Italy rank
53rd
Panama rank
56th
Current health expenditure over time
- Italy
- Panama
How they compare
Italy currently reports 8.4% against 8.3% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 53rd and Panama ranks 56th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.9% | 1.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.1% | 1.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.2% | 0.2% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Italy or Panama?
- Italy, at 8.4% against 8.3% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Italy and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Panama?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Panama rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Italy ranks 53rd and Panama ranks 56th 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.