Public health expenditure share gdp in Australia
Australia: Public health expenditure share gdp was 8.15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
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% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 8.15 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.75, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Australia's 8.15 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.95, 1.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public health expenditure share gdp in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +335.6% | 0.44 | 1.92 |
| 1920 | +50.0% | 0.38 | 0.57 |
| 1975 | +34.6% | 3.12 | 4.19 |
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 |
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 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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