Nauru vs United States: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Nauru
- United States
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 18.2% against 16.7% in United States, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.4% | 0.4% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 16.3% | 5.5% | United States |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 17.3% | 2.5% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Nauru or United States?
- Nauru, at 18.2% against 16.7% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Nauru and United States?
- 1.5%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and United States rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Nauru ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd 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.