OECD members vs United States of America: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- OECD members
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 16.7% against 12.7% in OECD members, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 14.4% | 4.0% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 16.3% | 4.4% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 17.3% | 4.1% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, OECD members or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 16.7% against 12.7% in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between OECD members and United States of America?
- 4.0%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United States of America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do OECD members and United States of America rank globally for current health expenditure?
- OECD members ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 3rd 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.