United Kingdom vs Upper middle income: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- United Kingdom
- Upper middle income
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 11.1% against 6.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
United Kingdom ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 193 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 5.1% | 3.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 5.4% | 4.5% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 5.9% | 5.7% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, United Kingdom or Upper middle income?
- United Kingdom, at 11.1% against 6.0% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between United Kingdom and Upper middle income?
- 5.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Upper middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do United Kingdom and Upper middle income rank globally for current health expenditure?
- United Kingdom ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 18th 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.