Germany vs Late-demographic dividend: Domestic general government health expenditure
Domestic general government health expenditure over time
- Germany
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Germany currently reports 79.1% against 58.7% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 20th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 17th of 193 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.8% | 48.3% | 28.5% | Germany |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 56.3% | 20.8% | Germany |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 58.1% | 21.5% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Germany or Late-demographic dividend?
- Germany, at 79.1% against 58.7% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Germany and Late-demographic dividend?
- 20.4%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Late-demographic dividend?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Germany ranks 20th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 17th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.