Countries by Health Spending (% GDP)

Complete ranking of 192 countries • % of GDP • Updated 2026

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Afghanistan leads all 192 countries in Health Spending with a value of 23.09% of GDP, while Brunei ranks last at 1.82% of GDP. This represents a 13-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.

What Health Spending Measures

Current health expenditure as a share of GDP, from World Bank Open Data.

Why This Ranking Matters

Countries with strong Health Spending performance typically invest heavily in public health infrastructure, preventive care, and nutrition. The ranking reveals stark disparities between high-income and low-income nations, though notable exceptions highlight the impact of targeted health policies.

Global Range

Values range from 1.82% of GDP (Brunei) to 23.09% of GDP (Afghanistan) — a 13-fold difference across 192 countries.

Regional Patterns

European countries lead with 8 entries in the top 20, though representation spans multiple continents. Regional factors clearly play a role, but outliers from other parts of the world show that national policy and geography matter as much as continental trends.

Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 4.39% of GDP to 8.78% of GDP. The overall spread from 1.82% of GDP to 23.09% of GDP reflects significant global variation.

Notable Outliers

Afghanistan holds a significant lead over Tuvalu, with a 26% gap between first and second place. While several countries cluster near the top, the leader's margin is notable.

Continental Leaders

Asia

Afghanistan

23.09% of GDP

Oceania

Tuvalu

18.38% of GDP

North America

United States

16.5% of GDP

Africa

Liberia

13.47% of GDP

Europe

France

11.88% of GDP

South America

Chile

10.1% of GDP

Highest Health Spending

The 5 strongest Health Spending reads.

Afghanistan23.09% of GDP Tuvalu18.38% of GDP Nauru18.17% of GDP United States16.5% of GDP Timor-Leste14.32% of GDP

Lowest Health Spending

The 5 lowest Health Spending reads.

Brunei1.82% of GDP Laos2.02% of GDP Qatar2.18% of GDP Congo2.19% of GDP Bangladesh2.39% of GDP

Data Note

Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, covering 192 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.

Top 10 Countries

1stAfghanistan23.09% of GDP

2ndTuvalu18.38% of GDP

3rdNauru18.17% of GDP

4thUnited States16.5% of GDP

5thTimor-Leste14.32% of GDP

6thPalau14.29% of GDP

7thLiberia13.47% of GDP

8thLesotho12.65% of GDP

9thFrance11.88% of GDP

10thGermany11.8% of GDP

Country Ladder

1stAfghanistanAsia23.09% of GDP 2ndTuvaluOceania18.38% of GDP 3rdNauruOceania18.17% of GDP 4thUnited StatesNorth America16.5% of GDP 5thTimor-LesteAsia14.32% of GDP 6thPalauOceania14.29% of GDP 7thLiberiaAfrica13.47% of GDP 8thLesothoAfrica12.65% of GDP 9thFranceEurope11.88% of GDP 10thGermanyEurope11.8% of GDP 11thCubaNorth America11.79% of GDP 12thMarshall IslandsOceania11.74% of GDP 13thSwitzerlandEurope11.71% of GDP 14thJapanAsia11.42% of GDP 15thCanadaNorth America11.22% of GDP 16thMontenegroEurope10.92% of GDP 17thSwedenEurope10.89% of GDP 18thAustriaEurope10.88% of GDP 19thUnited KingdomEurope10.87% of GDP 20thBelgiumEurope10.76% of GDP 21stKiribatiOceania10.5% of GDP 22ndMicronesiaOceania10.34% of GDP 23rdNetherlandsEurope10.1% of GDP 24thChileSouth America10.1% of GDP 25thNew ZealandOceania10.03% of GDP 26thPortugalEurope10% of GDP 27thArmeniaEurope10.0% of GDP 28thCentral African RepublicAfrica10.0% of GDP 29thAustraliaOceania9.9% of GDP 30thSouth KoreaAsia9.9% of GDP 31stArgentinaSouth America9.9% of GDP 32ndEl SalvadorNorth America9.8% of GDP 33rdSpainEurope9.7% of GDP 34thPalestineAsia9.7% of GDP 35thFinlandEurope9.7% of GDP 36thSerbiaEurope9.7% of GDP 37thMaldivesAsia9.7% of GDP 38thMaltaEurope9.5% of GDP 39thDenmarkEurope9.4% of GDP 40thSloveniaEurope9.4% of GDP 41stNamibiaAfrica9.3% of GDP 42ndBrazilSouth America9.1% of GDP 43rdIcelandEurope9.0% of GDP 44thNicaraguaNorth America9.0% of GDP 45thUruguaySouth America8.9% of GDP 46thCyprusEurope8.9% of GDP 47thMongoliaAsia8.9% of GDP 48thMozambiqueAfrica8.8% of GDP 49thSouth AfricaAfrica8.8% of GDP 50thBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope8.7% of GDP 51stCzechiaEurope8.5% of GDP 52ndItalyEurope8.5% of GDP 53rdGreeceEurope8.5% of GDP 54thPanamaNorth America8.5% of GDP 55thBoliviaSouth America8.4% of GDP 56thBurundiAfrica8.4% of GDP 57thComorosAfrica8.4% of GDP 58thHondurasNorth America8.3% of GDP 59thUkraineEurope8.2% of GDP 60thTongaOceania8.1% of GDP 61stGuinea-BissauAfrica8.1% of GDP 62ndNorwayEurope7.9% of GDP 63rdSierra LeoneAfrica7.9% of GDP 64thAndorraEurope7.9% of GDP 65thRwandaAfrica7.9% of GDP 66thJamaicaNorth America7.8% of GDP 67thParaguaySouth America7.7% of GDP 68thSlovakiaEurope7.7% of GDP 69thColombiaNorth America7.7% of GDP 70thBulgariaEurope7.7% of GDP 71stTajikistanAsia7.6% of GDP 72ndLatviaEurope7.6% of GDP 73rdNorth MacedoniaEurope7.6% of GDP 74thEcuadorSouth America7.5% of GDP 75thSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica7.5% of GDP 76thGuatemalaNorth America7.4% of GDP 77thSan MarinoEurope7.4% of GDP 78thUzbekistanAsia7.4% of GDP 79thIsraelAsia7.3% of GDP 80thLithuaniaEurope7.3% of GDP 81stGeorgiaEurope7.3% of GDP 82ndEswatiniAfrica7.2% of GDP 83rdBahamasNorth America7.2% of GDP 84thCroatiaEurope7.2% of GDP 85thCosta RicaNorth America7.2% of GDP 86thPolandEurope7.0% of GDP 87thEstoniaEurope7.0% of GDP 88thMoldovaEurope7.0% of GDP 89thTunisiaAfrica7.0% of GDP 90thRussiaEurope6.9% of GDP 91stJordanAsia6.8% of GDP 92ndBurkina FasoAfrica6.8% of GDP 93rdSouth SudanAfrica6.8% of GDP 94thCabo VerdeAfrica6.7% of GDP 95thBelarusEurope6.7% of GDP 96thNepalAsia6.7% of GDP 97thMalawiAfrica6.5% of GDP 98thTrinidad and TobagoNorth America6.4% of GDP 99thHungaryEurope6.4% of GDP 100thDominicaNorth America6.3% of GDP 101stSamoaOceania6.3% of GDP 102ndBarbadosNorth America6.3% of GDP 103rdAlbaniaEurope6.2% of GDP 104thYemenAsia6.2% of GDP 105thIrelandEurope6.1% of GDP 106thPeruSouth America6.1% of GDP 107thTogoAfrica6.0% of GDP 108thSurinameNorth America5.9% of GDP 109thMauritiusAfrica5.8% of GDP 110thLuxembourgEurope5.8% of GDP 111stRomaniaEurope5.7% of GDP 112ndLebanonAsia5.7% of GDP 113rdAntigua and BarbudaNorth America5.7% of GDP 114thBotswanaAfrica5.7% of GDP 115thMexicoNorth America5.7% of GDP 116thMoroccoAfrica5.7% of GDP 117thSaint Kitts and NevisNorth America5.6% of GDP 118thTurkmenistanAsia5.4% of GDP 119thChinaAsia5.4% of GDP 120thThailandAsia5.4% of GDP 121stIranAsia5.3% of GDP 122ndZambiaAfrica5.3% of GDP 123rdMyanmarAsia5.2% of GDP 124thPhilippinesAsia5.1% of GDP 125thSaint LuciaNorth America5.0% of GDP 126thGrenadaNorth America4.9% of GDP 127thKyrgyzstanAsia4.9% of GDP 128thSingaporeAsia4.9% of GDP 129thSolomon IslandsOceania4.8% of GDP 130thCambodiaAsia4.7% of GDP 131stEgyptAfrica4.7% of GDP 132ndSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America4.7% of GDP 133rdUnited Arab EmiratesAsia4.7% of GDP 134thLibyaAfrica4.7% of GDP 135thSaudi ArabiaAsia4.6% of GDP 136thSudanAfrica4.6% of GDP 137thVietnamAsia4.6% of GDP 138thDominican RepublicNorth America4.6% of GDP 139thVenezuelaNorth America4.6% of GDP 140thChadAfrica4.5% of GDP 141stMauritaniaAfrica4.5% of GDP 142ndCameroonAfrica4.5% of GDP 143rdUgandaAfrica4.4% of GDP 144thBhutanAsia4.4% of GDP 145thSri LankaAsia4.4% of GDP 146thNigerAfrica4.4% of GDP 147thKenyaAfrica4.3% of GDP 148thIraqAsia4.3% of GDP 149thNigeriaAfrica4.3% of GDP 150thKuwaitAsia4.3% of GDP 151stSeychellesAfrica4.2% of GDP 152ndBelizeNorth America4.2% of GDP 153rdSyriaAsia4.2% of GDP 154thVanuatuOceania4.1% of GDP 155thSenegalAfrica4.1% of GDP 156thAzerbaijanEurope4.0% of GDP 157thGuineaAfrica4.0% of GDP 158thMalaysiaAsia3.9% of GDP 159thEritreaAfrica3.9% of GDP 160thBahrainAsia3.8% of GDP 161stCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica3.8% of GDP 162ndKazakhstanAsia3.7% of GDP 163rdTurkeyEurope3.7% of GDP 164thGhanaAfrica3.7% of GDP 165thMaliAfrica3.7% of GDP 166thCôte d'IvoireAfrica3.6% of GDP 167thZimbabweAfrica3.6% of GDP 168thAlgeriaAfrica3.6% of GDP 169thFijiOceania3.6% of GDP 170thGambiaAfrica3.4% of GDP 171stMonacoEurope3.4% of GDP 172ndIndiaAsia3.3% of GDP 173rdMadagascarAfrica3.3% of GDP 174thHaitiNorth America3.2% of GDP 175thTanzaniaAfrica3.1% of GDP 176thGuyanaNorth America3.0% of GDP 177thAngolaAfrica2.9% of GDP 178thOmanAsia2.9% of GDP 179thEquatorial GuineaAfrica2.9% of GDP 180thPakistanAsia2.9% of GDP 181stGabonAfrica2.9% of GDP 182ndEthiopiaAfrica2.9% of GDP 183rdIndonesiaAsia2.7% of GDP 184thBeninAfrica2.7% of GDP 185thSomaliaAfrica2.6% of GDP 186thPapua New GuineaOceania2.6% of GDP 187thDjiboutiAfrica2.5% of GDP 188thBangladeshAsia2.4% of GDP 189thCongoAfrica2.2% of GDP 190thQatarAsia2.2% of GDP 191stLaosAsia2.0% of GDP 192ndBruneiAsia1.8% of GDP

Health Spending (% GDP) ranking for 192 countries
				Percentile
1st	Afghanistan	23.09% of GDP	Asia	100%
2nd	Tuvalu	18.38% of GDP	Oceania	99%
3rd	Nauru	18.17% of GDP	Oceania	99%
4th	United States	16.5% of GDP	North America	98%
5th	Timor-Leste	14.32% of GDP	Asia	98%
6th	Palau	14.29% of GDP	Oceania	97%
7th	Liberia	13.47% of GDP	Africa	97%
8th	Lesotho	12.65% of GDP	Africa	96%
9th	France	11.88% of GDP	Europe	96%
10th	Germany	11.8% of GDP	Europe	95%
11th	Cuba	11.79% of GDP	North America	95%
12th	Marshall Islands	11.74% of GDP	Oceania	94%
13th	Switzerland	11.71% of GDP	Europe	94%
14th	Japan	11.42% of GDP	Asia	93%
15th	Canada	11.22% of GDP	North America	93%
16th	Montenegro	10.92% of GDP	Europe	92%
17th	Sweden	10.89% of GDP	Europe	92%
18th	Austria	10.88% of GDP	Europe	91%
19th	United Kingdom	10.87% of GDP	Europe	91%
20th	Belgium	10.76% of GDP	Europe	90%
21st	Kiribati	10.5% of GDP	Oceania	90%
22nd	Micronesia	10.34% of GDP	Oceania	89%
23rd	Netherlands	10.1% of GDP	Europe	89%
24th	Chile	10.1% of GDP	South America	88%
25th	New Zealand	10.03% of GDP	Oceania	88%
26th	Portugal	10% of GDP	Europe	87%
27th	Armenia	10.0% of GDP	Europe	86%
28th	Central African Republic	10.0% of GDP	Africa	86%
29th	Australia	9.9% of GDP	Oceania	85%
30th	South Korea	9.9% of GDP	Asia	85%
31st	Argentina	9.9% of GDP	South America	84%
32nd	El Salvador	9.8% of GDP	North America	84%
33rd	Spain	9.7% of GDP	Europe	83%
34th	Palestine	9.7% of GDP	Asia	83%
35th	Finland	9.7% of GDP	Europe	82%
36th	Serbia	9.7% of GDP	Europe	82%
37th	Maldives	9.7% of GDP	Asia	81%
38th	Malta	9.5% of GDP	Europe	81%
39th	Denmark	9.4% of GDP	Europe	80%
40th	Slovenia	9.4% of GDP	Europe	80%
41st	Namibia	9.3% of GDP	Africa	79%
42nd	Brazil	9.1% of GDP	South America	79%
43rd	Iceland	9.0% of GDP	Europe	78%
44th	Nicaragua	9.0% of GDP	North America	78%
45th	Uruguay	8.9% of GDP	South America	77%
46th	Cyprus	8.9% of GDP	Europe	77%
47th	Mongolia	8.9% of GDP	Asia	76%
48th	Mozambique	8.8% of GDP	Africa	76%
49th	South Africa	8.8% of GDP	Africa	75%
50th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8.7% of GDP	Europe	74%
51st	Czechia	8.5% of GDP	Europe	74%
52nd	Italy	8.5% of GDP	Europe	73%
53rd	Greece	8.5% of GDP	Europe	73%
54th	Panama	8.5% of GDP	North America	72%
55th	Bolivia	8.4% of GDP	South America	72%
56th	Burundi	8.4% of GDP	Africa	71%
57th	Comoros	8.4% of GDP	Africa	71%
58th	Honduras	8.3% of GDP	North America	70%
59th	Ukraine	8.2% of GDP	Europe	70%
60th	Tonga	8.1% of GDP	Oceania	69%
61st	Guinea-Bissau	8.1% of GDP	Africa	69%
62nd	Norway	7.9% of GDP	Europe	68%
63rd	Sierra Leone	7.9% of GDP	Africa	68%
64th	Andorra	7.9% of GDP	Europe	67%
65th	Rwanda	7.9% of GDP	Africa	67%
66th	Jamaica	7.8% of GDP	North America	66%
67th	Paraguay	7.7% of GDP	South America	66%
68th	Slovakia	7.7% of GDP	Europe	65%
69th	Colombia	7.7% of GDP	North America	65%
70th	Bulgaria	7.7% of GDP	Europe	64%
71st	Tajikistan	7.6% of GDP	Asia	64%
72nd	Latvia	7.6% of GDP	Europe	63%
73rd	North Macedonia	7.6% of GDP	Europe	63%
74th	Ecuador	7.5% of GDP	South America	62%
75th	Sao Tome and Principe	7.5% of GDP	Africa	61%
76th	Guatemala	7.4% of GDP	North America	61%
77th	San Marino	7.4% of GDP	Europe	60%
78th	Uzbekistan	7.4% of GDP	Asia	60%
79th	Israel	7.3% of GDP	Asia	59%
80th	Lithuania	7.3% of GDP	Europe	59%
81st	Georgia	7.3% of GDP	Europe	58%
82nd	Eswatini	7.2% of GDP	Africa	58%
83rd	Bahamas	7.2% of GDP	North America	57%
84th	Croatia	7.2% of GDP	Europe	57%
85th	Costa Rica	7.2% of GDP	North America	56%
86th	Poland	7.0% of GDP	Europe	56%
87th	Estonia	7.0% of GDP	Europe	55%
88th	Moldova	7.0% of GDP	Europe	55%
89th	Tunisia	7.0% of GDP	Africa	54%
90th	Russia	6.9% of GDP	Europe	54%
91st	Jordan	6.8% of GDP	Asia	53%
92nd	Burkina Faso	6.8% of GDP	Africa	53%
93rd	South Sudan	6.8% of GDP	Africa	52%
94th	Cabo Verde	6.7% of GDP	Africa	52%
95th	Belarus	6.7% of GDP	Europe	51%
96th	Nepal	6.7% of GDP	Asia	51%
97th	Malawi	6.5% of GDP	Africa	50%
98th	Trinidad and Tobago	6.4% of GDP	North America	49%
99th	Hungary	6.4% of GDP	Europe	49%
100th	Dominica	6.3% of GDP	North America	48%
101st	Samoa	6.3% of GDP	Oceania	48%
102nd	Barbados	6.3% of GDP	North America	47%
103rd	Albania	6.2% of GDP	Europe	47%
104th	Yemen	6.2% of GDP	Asia	46%
105th	Ireland	6.1% of GDP	Europe	46%
106th	Peru	6.1% of GDP	South America	45%
107th	Togo	6.0% of GDP	Africa	45%
108th	Suriname	5.9% of GDP	North America	44%
109th	Mauritius	5.8% of GDP	Africa	44%
110th	Luxembourg	5.8% of GDP	Europe	43%
111st	Romania	5.7% of GDP	Europe	43%
112nd	Lebanon	5.7% of GDP	Asia	42%
113rd	Antigua and Barbuda	5.7% of GDP	North America	42%
114th	Botswana	5.7% of GDP	Africa	41%
115th	Mexico	5.7% of GDP	North America	41%
116th	Morocco	5.7% of GDP	Africa	40%
117th	Saint Kitts and Nevis	5.6% of GDP	North America	40%
118th	Turkmenistan	5.4% of GDP	Asia	39%
119th	China	5.4% of GDP	Asia	39%
120th	Thailand	5.4% of GDP	Asia	38%
121st	Iran	5.3% of GDP	Asia	38%
122nd	Zambia	5.3% of GDP	Africa	37%
123rd	Myanmar	5.2% of GDP	Asia	36%
124th	Philippines	5.1% of GDP	Asia	36%
125th	Saint Lucia	5.0% of GDP	North America	35%
126th	Grenada	4.9% of GDP	North America	35%
127th	Kyrgyzstan	4.9% of GDP	Asia	34%
128th	Singapore	4.9% of GDP	Asia	34%
129th	Solomon Islands	4.8% of GDP	Oceania	33%
130th	Cambodia	4.7% of GDP	Asia	33%
131st	Egypt	4.7% of GDP	Africa	32%
132nd	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4.7% of GDP	North America	32%
133rd	United Arab Emirates	4.7% of GDP	Asia	31%
134th	Libya	4.7% of GDP	Africa	31%
135th	Saudi Arabia	4.6% of GDP	Asia	30%
136th	Sudan	4.6% of GDP	Africa	30%
137th	Vietnam	4.6% of GDP	Asia	29%
138th	Dominican Republic	4.6% of GDP	North America	29%
139th	Venezuela	4.6% of GDP	North America	28%
140th	Chad	4.5% of GDP	Africa	28%
141st	Mauritania	4.5% of GDP	Africa	27%
142nd	Cameroon	4.5% of GDP	Africa	27%
143rd	Uganda	4.4% of GDP	Africa	26%
144th	Bhutan	4.4% of GDP	Asia	26%
145th	Sri Lanka	4.4% of GDP	Asia	25%
146th	Niger	4.4% of GDP	Africa	24%
147th	Kenya	4.3% of GDP	Africa	24%
148th	Iraq	4.3% of GDP	Asia	23%
149th	Nigeria	4.3% of GDP	Africa	23%
150th	Kuwait	4.3% of GDP	Asia	22%
151st	Seychelles	4.2% of GDP	Africa	22%
152nd	Belize	4.2% of GDP	North America	21%
153rd	Syria	4.2% of GDP	Asia	21%
154th	Vanuatu	4.1% of GDP	Oceania	20%
155th	Senegal	4.1% of GDP	Africa	20%
156th	Azerbaijan	4.0% of GDP	Europe	19%
157th	Guinea	4.0% of GDP	Africa	19%
158th	Malaysia	3.9% of GDP	Asia	18%
159th	Eritrea	3.9% of GDP	Africa	18%
160th	Bahrain	3.8% of GDP	Asia	17%
161st	Congo, Democratic Republic	3.8% of GDP	Africa	17%
162nd	Kazakhstan	3.7% of GDP	Asia	16%
163rd	Turkey	3.7% of GDP	Europe	16%
164th	Ghana	3.7% of GDP	Africa	15%
165th	Mali	3.7% of GDP	Africa	15%
166th	Côte d'Ivoire	3.6% of GDP	Africa	14%
167th	Zimbabwe	3.6% of GDP	Africa	14%
168th	Algeria	3.6% of GDP	Africa	13%
169th	Fiji	3.6% of GDP	Oceania	13%
170th	Gambia	3.4% of GDP	Africa	12%
171st	Monaco	3.4% of GDP	Europe	11%
172nd	India	3.3% of GDP	Asia	11%
173rd	Madagascar	3.3% of GDP	Africa	10%
174th	Haiti	3.2% of GDP	North America	10%
175th	Tanzania	3.1% of GDP	Africa	9%
176th	Guyana	3.0% of GDP	North America	9%
177th	Angola	2.9% of GDP	Africa	8%
178th	Oman	2.9% of GDP	Asia	8%
179th	Equatorial Guinea	2.9% of GDP	Africa	7%
180th	Pakistan	2.9% of GDP	Asia	7%
181st	Gabon	2.9% of GDP	Africa	6%
182nd	Ethiopia	2.9% of GDP	Africa	6%
183rd	Indonesia	2.7% of GDP	Asia	5%
184th	Benin	2.7% of GDP	Africa	5%
185th	Somalia	2.6% of GDP	Africa	4%
186th	Papua New Guinea	2.6% of GDP	Oceania	4%
187th	Djibouti	2.5% of GDP	Africa	3%
188th	Bangladesh	2.4% of GDP	Asia	3%
189th	Congo	2.2% of GDP	Africa	2%
190th	Qatar	2.2% of GDP	Asia	2%
191st	Laos	2.0% of GDP	Asia	1%
192nd	Brunei	1.8% of GDP	Asia	1%

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