Current health expenditure in OECD members
OECD members: Current health expenditure was 12.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in OECD members, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in OECD members stood at 12.7%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in OECD members peaked at 13.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2000.
OECD members ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.3% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 11.5% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.7% | 13.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 Tuvalu 27.1% compare
- 2 Naoero 18.2% compare
- 3 United States of America 16.7% compare
- 4 Afghanistan 15.0% compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 13.4% compare
- 6 Liberia 13.0% compare
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.03 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0284 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in OECD members?
- Current health expenditure in OECD members was 12.7% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- How does OECD members rank for current health expenditure?
- OECD members ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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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About this data
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.