Australia vs Panama: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Australia
21.0%
in 2023
Panama
19.8%
in 2023
Australia rank
8th
Panama rank
11th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Australia
- Panama
How they compare
Australia currently reports 21.0% against 19.8% in Panama, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Panama ranks 11th of 195 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 19.2% | 3.6% | Panama |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 19.4% | 2.1% | Panama |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 20.9% | 1.5% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Australia or Panama?
- Australia, at 21.0% against 19.8% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Australia and Panama?
- 1.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Panama?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Panama rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Australia ranks 8th and Panama ranks 11th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.