Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 11.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 11.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 12.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2000.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17th out of 195 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.1% | — |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.0% | 12.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 11.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).