Public health expenditure share gdp in Australia
Australia: Public health expenditure share gdp was 8.15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.15
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
12th
of 59 countries
All-time high
8.15
in 2025
All-time low
0
in 1880
Years of data
72
1880–2025
Public health expenditure share gdp in Australia, 1880–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, public health expenditure share gdp in Australia stood at 8.15. That is the highest value across all 72 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public health expenditure share gdp in Australia peaked at 8.15 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1880.
Australia ranks 12th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 72 years of available data.
Public health expenditure share gdp in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0.38 | — |
| 1920 | 0.57 | +50.0% |
| 1930 | 0.44 | -22.8% |
| 1960 | 1.92 | +335.6% |
| 1961 | 2.09 | +9.0% |
| 1962 | 2.23 | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 2.14 | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 2.15 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 2.22 | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 2.18 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 2.02 | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 2.19 | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 2.3 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 2.62 | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 2.78 | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 2.76 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 2.73 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 3.12 | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 4.19 | +34.6% |
| 1976 | 3.82 | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 3.68 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 3.67 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.58 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 3.66 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 3.57 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 3.59 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.8 | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 4.29 | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 4.33 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 4.39 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 4.27 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 4.12 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 4.11 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.28 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 4.46 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 4.49 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 4.49 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.5 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 4.58 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 4.64 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.75 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 4.89 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 5.09 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 5.18 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.19 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.39 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 5.35 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 5.51 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 5.44 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 5.43 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.57 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 5.67 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.9 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 5.76 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 5.89 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.83 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 5.66 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 6.61 | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 6.95 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 6.94 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.98 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.97 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.32 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 7.65 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 7.75 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.18 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 7.51 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 7.88 | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 8.15 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 1 |
| 1960s | 2.14 | 1.92 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.3 | 2.62 | 4.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.01 | 3.57 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.62 | 4.28 | 5.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.46 | 5.18 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.49 | 5.66 | 7.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.69 | 7.18 | 8.15 | 6 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.6511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.086 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.5937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0908 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public health expenditure share gdp in Australia?
- Public health expenditure share gdp in Australia was 8.15 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.15 in 2025.
- What is the lowest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1880.
- How does Australia rank for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public health expenditure share gdp rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 Public health expenditure share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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