Small states vs United Kingdom: Domestic general government health expenditure
Small states
12.4%
in 2019
United Kingdom
20.0%
in 2023
Small states rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
9th
Domestic general government health expenditure over time
- Small states
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 20.0% against 12.4% in Small states, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.6 times Small states's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Small states ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 27 groups.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Small states or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 20.0% against 12.4% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Small states and United Kingdom?
- 7.6%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United Kingdom?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2019.
- How do Small states and United Kingdom rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Small states ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 27 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 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.