Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
81.25 % change on previous year
Libya
Lowest
-66.11 % change on previous year
Sudan
Median
5.26 % change on previous year
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
4,364
What the numbers show
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 81.25 % change on previous year in Libya; the lowest is -66.11 % change on previous year in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.26 % change on previous year, and the mean is 5.98 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 14,364.4%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 607.7%).
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 81.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 9,777.8% | volatile |
| 2 | South Sudan | 79.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 677.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Congo | 55.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,852.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Somalia | 35.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 206.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Iraq | 34.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 463.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Tuvalu | 34.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,095.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Maldives | 33.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,181.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Guyana | 32.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 306.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Brunei | 30.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,529.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 30.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 201.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Burundi | 29.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 298.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Algeria | 27.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 8,277.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Türkiye | 25.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 296.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Ukraine | 24.47 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 204.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Bhutan | 21.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 230.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Zambia | 21.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Benin | 20.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 14,364.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Chad | 20.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 588.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Eswatini | 19.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,498.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,797.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 18.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 455.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Solomon Islands | 17.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 665.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Qatar | 17.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Belarus | 16.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Gabon | 16.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Paraguay | 16.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 464.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 426.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Iran | 15.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 240.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Papua New Guinea | 15.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Kiribati | 14.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Botswana | 14.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Madagascar | 13.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 488.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Cambodia | 13.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 326.8% | volatile |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 12.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 417.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Senegal | 11.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 304.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Kuwait | 11.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 5,479.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Morocco | 11.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,085.2% | volatile |
| 39 | India | 11.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Russia | 11.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Seychelles | 11.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Oman | 11.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 216.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Brazil | 10.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 44 | China | 10.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 10.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 9.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovenia | 9.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,531.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Tunisia | 9.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 9.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 150.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Samoa | 9.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Mozambique | 9.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Egypt | 9.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Vietnam | 8.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 236.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 8.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 487.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 8.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 439.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Guinea | 8.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Yemen | 8.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,442.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Indonesia | 8.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 328.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Chile | 8.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 62 | Lithuania | 8.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 7.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Kenya | 7.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Finland | 7.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 105.9% | falling |
| 66 | Lesotho | 7.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 67 | East Timor | 7.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Australia | 7.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Bahrain | 7.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Mali | 7.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Malaysia | 7.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Philippines | 7.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Andorra | 7.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 196.5% | volatile |
| 74 | United States | 7.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 288.3% | falling |
| 75 | Ecuador | 7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Croatia | 6.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Romania | 6.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 694.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Estonia | 6.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 6.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Malawi | 6.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Liechtenstein | 6.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 141.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Palestine | 6.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Germany | 6.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 85 | Turkmenistan | 6.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Ireland | 6.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 953.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Netherlands | 6.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,611.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 6.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 89 | Uruguay | 5.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Korea | 5.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 5.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Micronesia (country) | 5.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 261.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Ethiopia | 5.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 222.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Cameroon | 5.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 351.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Portugal | 5.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Tanzania | 5.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 259.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 5.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Saint Lucia | 5.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Greece | 5.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 482.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Moldova | 4.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Togo | 4.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 102 | South Africa | 4.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Iceland | 4.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Austria | 4.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Singapore | 4.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Malta | 4.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Serbia | 4.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Namibia | 4.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Jordan | 4.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Canada | 3.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Nauru | 3.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Czechia | 3.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Nigeria | 3.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 115 | United Kingdom | 3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Monaco | 3.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 3.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Sweden | 3.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Armenia | 3.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Myanmar | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 3.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Colombia | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Argentina | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Italy | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Mexico | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Denmark | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 128 | France | 2.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Slovak Republic | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Mauritius | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Montenegro | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Bolivia | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Belgium | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 135 | Albania | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 136 | North Macedonia | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Liberia | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Marshall Islands | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Belize | 0.985 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 141 | El Salvador | 0.9455 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Panama | 0.881 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 143 | New Zealand | 0.8049 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Vanuatu | 0.7714 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Israel | 0.726 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Suriname | 0.4448 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Spain | 0.3838 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Switzerland | 0.2563 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 96.0% | flat |
| 149 | Guatemala | 0.2282 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Haiti | -0.0019 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Cyprus | -0.1158 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 115.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Grenada | -0.2087 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 109.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Honduras | -0.2679 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 130.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Fiji | -0.2764 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Eritrea | -0.2888 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 101.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Nepal | -0.3112 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 102.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Uganda | -0.3634 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Mauritania | -0.3705 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 101.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Barbados | -0.7984 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Nicaragua | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 119.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Hungary | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 154.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Tonga | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Norway | -2.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 167.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Djibouti | -2.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Rwanda | -3.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 166 | San Marino | -3.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Angola | -4.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 123.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Niger | -4.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 376.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Peru | -5.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 195.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Bahamas | -5.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 250.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Cape Verde | -5.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 233.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Latvia | -6.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 203.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | -6.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Jamaica | -6.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 248.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Lebanon | -7.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 456.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Sri Lanka | -7.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 142.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Georgia | -7.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 192.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Japan | -8.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 270.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Dominica | -8.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Thailand | -10.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 607.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Ghana | -11.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 152.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Pakistan | -11.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 194.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Gambia | -13.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Zimbabwe | -13.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 211.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Cuba | -18.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 209.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Comoros | -19.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 548.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Palau | -22.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 442.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Syria | -24.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 213.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Mongolia | -24.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 371.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Laos | -30.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 215.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Afghanistan | -32.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 295.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Sudan | -66.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 388.4% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.