Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%) by country

Countries reporting
118
Highest
23.1%
Andorra
Lowest
0.7%
Pakistan
Median
11.0%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
2,346

What the numbers show

Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%) is currently reported for 118 countries. The highest value is 23.1% in Andorra; the lowest is 0.7% in Pakistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 11.0%, and the mean is 11.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 35.

Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 1,065.8%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 71.8%).

Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Andorra 23.1% 2024 up 4.3% rising
1 Türkiye 15.5% 2024 down 1.8% rising
2 Ireland 22.8% 2023 up 26.7% rising
3 Canada 21.9% 2024 down 4.2% flat
4 Chile 21.6% 2024 up 18.8% rising
4 Cabo Verde 12.2% 2020 up 83.1% rising
5 Costa Rica 20.8% 2023 down 8.9% volatile
6 Japan 20.3% 2023 up 6.6% rising
7 Czechia 20.3% 2023 up 13.8% rising
8 Australia 20.0% 2022 up 5.2% rising
9 Palau 18.9% 2019 up 20.1% rising
10 El Salvador 18.6% 2024 up 101.4% rising
11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.6% 2023 up 11.2% rising
12 New Zealand 18.2% 2025 up 0.1% rising
13 Iceland 18.0% 2023 up 17.1% falling
14 Marshall Islands 17.8% 2019 up 37.4% rising
15 Samoa 17.7% 2023 down 12.3% rising
16 Denmark 17.5% 2024 up 8.0% rising
17 Austria 17.2% 2024 up 10.0% rising
18 Croatia 17.1% 2022 up 22.9% rising
19 Nicaragua 16.8% 2024 down 10.7% rising
20 Norway 16.6% 2024 down 0.6% flat
21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 16.3% 2023 down 3.1% rising
22 Slovenia 15.9% 2023 up 33.6% rising
23 Portugal 15.9% 2023 up 22.2% flat
24 France 15.5% 2023 up 10.7% rising
25 Guatemala 15.5% 2024 up 22.0% rising
26 Germany 15.4% 2024 down 2.2% rising
27 Estonia 15.0% 2023 up 11.5% rising
28 Belgium 14.8% 2023 up 4.2% rising
29 Sweden 14.6% 2024 up 6.2% rising
30 Cyprus 14.5% 2023 up 117.5% rising
31 Bulgaria 14.2% 2023 up 18.5% rising
32 Lithuania 14.2% 2023 up 11.6% rising
33 Spain 14.2% 2024 up 5.0% rising
34 Malta 14.1% 2023 up 3.9% rising
35 Finland 13.7% 2023 down 0.5% rising
36 Slovakia 13.7% 2023 up 10.0% flat
37 Solomon Islands 13.0% 2020 up 17.6% flat
38 Serbia 12.8% 2012 down 11.4% falling
39 Belarus 12.7% 2024 up 16.7% rising
40 Bahrain 12.7% 2020 up 62.1% rising
41 San Marino 12.5% 2024 down 12.2% falling
42 Panama 12.5% 2021 up 11.9% rising
43 Papua New Guinea 12.4% 2023 up 47.7% rising
44 Botswana 12.2% 2023 up 32.3% rising
45 Latvia 12.1% 2023 up 27.2% rising
46 Italy 12.1% 2023 down 12.7% flat
47 Poland 12.0% 2022 up 12.3% rising
48 Luxembourg 12.0% 2024 down 3.9% flat
49 Greece 11.7% 2023 up 37.2% falling
50 Bahamas 11.7% 2024 up 9.6% falling
51 Namibia 11.7% 2023 down 22.1% rising
52 Israel 11.6% 2024 down 11.9% rising
53 Romania 11.6% 2023 up 2.5% rising
54 Cook Islands 11.5% 2022 up 83.1% rising
55 Uzbekistan 11.2% 2023 up 10.0% rising
56 Seychelles 11.1% 2014 up 35.7% rising
57 Kazakhstan 11.0% 2023 down 4.3% rising
58 Jamaica 11.0% 2015 up 60.1% rising
59 Brazil 11.0% 2024 up 16.0% rising
60 Bhutan 10.8% 2020 up 38.4% flat
61 Argentina 10.8% 2024 up 62.6% rising
62 South Africa 10.7% 2024 up 3.9% rising
63 Kiribati 10.4% 2023 down 18.2% falling
64 Ecuador 10.4% 2022 up 52.9% rising
65 Kosovo 10.4% 2023 up 5.0% rising
66 Mozambique 10.2% 2024 up 5.7% rising
67 Liberia 10.2% 2013 up 90.5% rising
68 China 10.2% 2024 up 228.1% volatile
69 Singapore 9.8% 2024 down 18.7% rising
70 Jordan 9.7% 2023 down 4.4% flat
71 Albania 9.6% 2024 up 2.2% rising
72 Tajikistan 9.2% 2024 volatile
73 Malaysia 9.2% 2023 up 18.8% rising
74 Uganda 8.8% 2024 up 24.5% falling
75 Uruguay 8.6% 2006 up 48.4% rising
76 Kyrgyzstan 8.5% 2024 down 19.4% falling
77 Mongolia 8.5% 2024 up 18.0% falling
78 Burkina Faso 8.4% 2023 up 81.1% volatile
79 Zambia 8.4% 2024 up 52.3% falling
80 Hungary 8.3% 2023 down 17.4% falling
81 Trinidad and Tobago 8.2% 2019 up 13.4% rising
82 Indonesia 8.1% 2024 up 84.4% volatile
83 Mauritius 8.0% 2024 down 23.6% rising
84 Angola 7.9% 2021 up 58.6% falling
85 Kuwait 7.8% 2015 up 25.6% rising
86 Naoero 7.6% 2024 down 38.1% falling
87 Thailand 7.4% 2024 up 54.1% falling
88 Sri Lanka 7.4% 2023 up 2.4% rising
89 Georgia 7.1% 2024 down 4.0% rising
90 Switzerland 7.0% 2024 up 7.6% rising
91 Dominican Republic 6.7% 2024 down 35.1% falling
92 Nepal 6.4% 2023 down 11.7% rising
93 Somalia 6.3% 2024 up 1,065.8% volatile
94 Bangladesh 6.1% 2016 down 16.5% falling
95 Philippines 5.8% 2024 up 25.8% rising
96 Congo 5.6% 2012 up 125.1% rising
97 Russian Federation 5.3% 2020 down 49.9% rising
98 Ethiopia 5.3% 2024 up 19.8% rising
99 Armenia 5.1% 2024 down 17.2% flat
100 Egypt 5.0% 2015 up 14.9% falling
101 Qatar 5.0% 2010 down 40.0% falling
102 Yemen 4.6% 2012 up 8.8% flat
103 Afghanistan 4.5% 2017 down 27.5% falling
104 Ukraine 4.5% 2023 down 51.1% falling
105 Tunisia 4.5% 2012 down 23.8% falling
106 Myanmar 4.3% 2019 up 16.8% rising
107 Oman 4.3% 2013 down 20.1% falling
108 Azerbaijan 4.1% 2023 up 36.7% rising
109 Nigeria 4.1% 2013 up 28.2% rising
110 Madagascar 3.7% 2024 down 65.3% falling
111 Maldives 2.9% 2011 down 71.8% falling
112 Kenya 2.8% 2023 down 58.6% falling
113 Lebanon 2.7% 2024 down 0.5% rising
114 India 1.7% 2018 down 8.1% rising
115 Republic of Korea 1.5% 2010 up 145.5% volatile
116 Pakistan 0.7% 2015 down 12.7% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
127 places, 2,346 data points, 2000–2025
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