Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Australia
Australia: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 73.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Australia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Australia recorded 73.7% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Australia peaked at 75.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2013.
That places Australia 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.8% | — |
| 2001 | 71.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 71.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 71.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 71.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 72.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 71.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 73.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.0% | 71.1% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 67.7% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 73.4% | 75.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Australia?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Australia was 73.7% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2013.
- How does Australia rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Australia ranks 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.