Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Australia

Australia: Healthcare expenditure vs gdp was 7,691 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,691
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
12th
of 193 countries
All-time high
7,691
in 2023
All-time low
2,138
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Australia, 2000–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2000201120232000: 2.1k2001: 2.3k2002: 2.4k2003: 2.5k2004: 2.7k2005: 2.8k2006: 3.0k2007: 3.2k2008: 3.3k2009: 3.5k2010: 3.6k2011: 3.8k2012: 3.8k2013: 4.2k2014: 4.7k2015: 4.8k2016: 5.0k2017: 5.1k2018: 5.3k2019: 5.5k2020: 6.1k2021: 6.8k2022: 7.1k2023: 7.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Australia recorded 7,691 for healthcare expenditure vs gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 84.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Australia peaked at 7,691 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,138, in 2000.

Australia ranks 12th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Australia, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 2,138
2001 2,258 +5.6%
2002 2,414 +6.9%
2003 2,540 +5.2%
2004 2,734 +7.6%
2005 2,826 +3.4%
2006 3,006 +6.4%
2007 3,177 +5.7%
2008 3,291 +3.6%
2009 3,546 +7.7%
2010 3,587 +1.2%
2011 3,770 +5.1%
2012 3,787 +0.4%
2013 4,160 +9.9%
2014 4,658 +12.0%
2015 4,761 +2.2%
2016 5,026 +5.6%
2017 5,096 +1.4%
2018 5,319 +4.4%
2019 5,465 +2.7%
2020 6,059 +10.9%
2021 6,764 +11.6%
2022 7,128 +5.4%
2023 7,691 +7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,793 2,138 3,546 10
2010s 4,563 3,587 5,465 10
2020s 6,911 6,059 7,691 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 9 Austria 8,250 compare
  2. 10 Netherlands 8,195 compare
  3. 11 Sweden 7,770 compare
  4. 13 Canada 7,646 compare
  5. 14 Belgium 7,489 compare
  6. 15 Denmark 7,262 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Australia?
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Australia was 7,691 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest healthcare expenditure vs gdp recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 7,691 in 2023.
What is the lowest healthcare expenditure vs gdp recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,138 in 2000.
How does Australia rank for healthcare expenditure vs gdp?
Australia ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is healthcare expenditure vs gdp rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 84.9%. 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 Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,561 data points, 2000–2024
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