High income vs Iceland: Domestic general government health expenditure
Domestic general government health expenditure over time
- High income
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 83.6% against 63.0% in High income, a difference of 20.6%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times High income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 11th and Iceland ranks 13th of 47 groups.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.3% | 81.3% | 21.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 81.1% | 18.6% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 83.9% | 19.1% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, High income or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 83.6% against 63.0% in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between High income and Iceland?
- 20.6%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Iceland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do High income and Iceland rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?
- High income ranks 11th and Iceland ranks 13th of 47 groups.
- 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.