Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Australia
Australia: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 10.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Australia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Australia recorded 10.4% for current health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Australia peaked at 10.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2000.
That places Australia 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +5.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 10.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Australia's 10.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.4% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Australia?
- Current health expenditure in Australia was 10.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for current health expenditure?
- Australia ranks 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.