Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Austria or United States of America?

United States of America, at 9.0% against 8.5% in Austria as of 2023.

What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Austria and United States of America?

0.5%, with United States of America ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs United States of America: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP

Austria

8.5%

in 2023

United States of America

9.0%

in 2023

Austria rank

10th

United States of America rank

7th

Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time

Austria
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 9.0% against 8.5% in Austria, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 7th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.1%	6.6%	0.4%	Austria
2010s	7.6%	8.2%	0.7%	United States of America
2020s	8.8%	9.6%	0.7%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Austria or United States of America?: United States of America, at 9.0% against 8.5% in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Austria and United States of America?: 0.5%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United States of America?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Austria and United States of America rank globally for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?: Austria ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.