Maldives vs Spain: Current health expenditure
Maldives
9.2%
in 2023
Spain
9.2%
in 2023
Maldives rank
41st
Spain rank
42nd
Current health expenditure over time
- Maldives
- Spain
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 9.2% against 9.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 41st and Spain ranks 42nd of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.7% | 0.9% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 9.1% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 10.0% | 0.7% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Maldives or Spain?
- Maldives, at 9.2% against 9.2% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Maldives and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Spain rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Maldives ranks 41st and Spain ranks 42nd 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.