Health expenditure government expenditure in Australia
Australia: Health expenditure government expenditure was 21.01 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health expenditure government expenditure in Australia, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 21.01 for health expenditure government expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure government expenditure in Australia peaked at 21.01 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.6, in 2000.
That places Australia 8th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health expenditure government expenditure in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6 | — |
| 2001 | 14.71 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 15.51 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 15.48 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 15.95 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 15.9 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 15.94 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 16.49 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 15.61 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 15.88 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 16.11 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 16.32 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 16.19 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 15.4 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 17.64 | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 18.29 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 18.54 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 18.58 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.53 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 17.13 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 17.06 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 19.29 | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 20.25 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 21.01 | +3.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 21.01 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.05, 1.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Australia's 21.01 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.32, 2.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.61 | 14.6 | 16.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.27 | 15.4 | 18.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4 | 17.06 | 21.01 | 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 health expenditure government expenditure in Australia?
- Health expenditure government expenditure in Australia was 21.01 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.01 in 2023.
- What is the lowest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6 in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for health expenditure government expenditure?
- Australia ranks 8th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health expenditure government expenditure rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health expenditure government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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