Australia vs Small states: Domestic general government health expenditure
Australia
21.0%
in 2023
Small states
12.4%
in 2019
Australia rank
8th
Small states rank
10th
Domestic general government health expenditure over time
- Australia
- Small states
How they compare
Australia currently reports 21.0% against 12.4% in Small states, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 8th and Small states ranks 10th of 193 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Australia or Small states?
- Australia, at 21.0% against 12.4% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Australia and Small states?
- 8.6%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Small states?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2019.
- How do Australia and Small states rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Australia ranks 8th and Small states ranks 10th 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 general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.