Which has higher total healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Australia or Central African Republic?

Central African Republic, at 10.7% against 10.4% in Australia as of 2023.

What is the difference in total healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Australia and Central African Republic?

0.3%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Central African Republic?

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

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Central African Republic: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP

Australia

10.4%

in 2023

Central African Republic

10.7%

in 2023

Australia rank

25th

Central African Republic rank

23rd

Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time

Australia
Central African Republic

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 10.7% against 10.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 25th and Central African Republic ranks 23rd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.0%	4.3%	3.7%	Australia
2010s	9.5%	5.6%	3.8%	Australia
2020s	10.4%	9.7%	0.7%	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Australia or Central African Republic?: Central African Republic, at 10.7% against 10.4% in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in total healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Australia and Central African Republic?: 0.3%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Central African Republic?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Australia and Central African Republic rank globally for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?: Australia ranks 25th and Central African Republic ranks 23rd 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 Total 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: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 4,588 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).