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

United States of America, at 16.7% against 16.1% in Niue as of 2023.

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

0.6%, with United States of America ahead.

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

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.

Niue vs United States of America: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP

Niue

16.1%

in 2023

United States of America

16.7%

in 2023

Niue rank

4th

United States of America rank

3rd

Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time

Niue
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 16.7% against 16.1% in Niue, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.

Niue ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niue	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	24.8%	14.4%	10.4%	Niue
2010s	10.4%	16.3%	6.0%	United States of America
2020s	14.4%	17.3%	2.9%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Niue or United States of America?: United States of America, at 16.7% against 16.1% in Niue as of 2023.
What is the difference in total healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Niue and United States of America?: 0.6%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and United States of America?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Niue and United States of America rank globally for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?: Niue ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd 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).