Sweden vs United States: Public health expenditure share gdp
Sweden
9.34
in 2025
United States
14.64
in 2025
Sweden rank
4th
United States rank
1st
Public health expenditure share gdp over time
- Sweden
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 14.64 against 9.34 in Sweden, a difference of 5.3.
That makes United States's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 59 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 10 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.03 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.02 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.02 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.05 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.25 | 0.4 | 0.15 | United States |
| 1930s | 0.89 | 0.34 | 0.55 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 3.31 | 1.49 | 1.81 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 5.74 | 2.81 | 2.93 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 6.73 | 3.88 | 2.85 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6.22 | 5.43 | 0.7906 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.69 | 6.63 | 0.0655 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 8.98 | 11.38 | 2.4 | United States |
| 2020s | 9.6 | 14.57 | 4.97 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public health expenditure share gdp, Sweden or United States?
- United States, at 14.64 against 9.34 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public health expenditure share gdp between Sweden and United States?
- 5.3, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and United States rank globally for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Sweden ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Public health expenditure share gdp. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.