What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Ireland and United States?

0.8%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Ireland vs United States: Domestic general government health expenditure

Ireland

22.2%

in 2023

United States

23.0%

in 2023

Ireland rank

5th

United States rank

4th

Domestic general government health expenditure over time

Ireland
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 23.0% against 22.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.

Ireland ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th of 193 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.9%	17.7%	0.8%	United States
2010s	18.0%	21.1%	3.1%	United States
2020s	21.4%	22.6%	1.1%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Ireland or United States?: United States, at 23.0% against 22.2% in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Ireland and United States?: 0.8%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ireland and United States rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?: Ireland ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th 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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Indicator: Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)
Unit: % of general government expenditure
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 4,981 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.