Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in United States of America
United States of America: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 16.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in United States of America, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 16.7% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in United States of America peaked at 18.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2000.
United States of America ranks 3rd of 195 countries on this measure, 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 States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.5% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 16.0% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.5% | 18.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 1 Tuvalu 27.1% compare
- 2 Naoero 18.2% compare
- 4 Niue 16.1% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 15.0% compare
- 6 Marshall Islands 13.4% compare
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in United States of America?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in United States of America was 16.7% 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 States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- United States of America ranks 3rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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).