Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in United States
United States: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 9.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in United States, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in United States stood at 9.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in United States peaked at 10.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2000.
That places United States 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in United States, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +22.6% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.5% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.0% | 10.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in United States?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in United States was 9.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2000.
- How does United States rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- United States ranks 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.