Current health expenditure in World
World: Current health expenditure was 10.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in World, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in World is 10.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in World peaked at 10.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2000.
World ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in World, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.0% | 10.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 4 Afghanistan 15.0% compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 13.4% compare
- 6 Liberia 13.0% compare
- 7 Micronesia, Federated States of 12.9% compare
- 8 Lesotho 12.6% compare
- 9 Germany 12.3% compare
- 10 Austria 11.8% compare
More health data for World
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 0.131 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0281 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in World?
- Current health expenditure in World was 10.1% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2000.
- How does World rank for current health expenditure?
- World ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.