Countries by Health Spending (% GDP)
Complete ranking of 192 countries • % • Updated 2026
About Health Spending % GDP Rankings
Afghanistan leads all 192 countries in Health Spending % GDP with a value of 23.088, while Brunei ranks last at 1.82. This represents a 13-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Health Spending % GDP Measures
Health Spending % GDP is a health indicator reported by the World Bank that reflects population wellbeing and healthcare system effectiveness. Health metrics are critical for assessing quality of life and are closely watched by organizations like the WHO, UNICEF, and national health ministries.
Why This Ranking Matters
Countries with strong Health Spending % GDP 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 (Brunei) to 23.088 (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 to 8.78. The overall spread from 1.82 to 23.088 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
Highest Ranked
The top five countries for Health Spending % GDP are Afghanistan (23.088), Tuvalu (18.382), Nauru (18.17), United States (16.496), and Timor-Leste (14.325). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.
Lowest Ranked
At the other end of the spectrum, Brunei (1.82), Laos (2.02), Qatar (2.18), Congo (2.19), and Bangladesh (2.39) have the lowest values globally.
Data Source & Methodology
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank, 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
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Afghanistan | 23.1% | Asia | 100% |
| 2nd |  Tuvalu | 18.4% | Oceania | 99% |
| 3rd |  Nauru | 18.2% | Oceania | 99% |
| 4th |  United States | 16.5% | North America | 98% |
| 5th |  Timor-Leste | 14.3% | Asia | 98% |
| 6th |  Palau | 14.3% | Oceania | 97% |
| 7th |  Liberia | 13.5% | Africa | 97% |
| 8th |  Lesotho | 12.7% | Africa | 96% |
| 9th |  France | 11.9% | Europe | 96% |
| 10th |  Germany | 11.8% | Europe | 95% |
| 11th |  Cuba | 11.8% | North America | 95% |
| 12th |  Marshall Islands | 11.7% | Oceania | 94% |
| 13th |  Switzerland | 11.7% | Europe | 94% |
| 14th |  Japan | 11.4% | Asia | 93% |
| 15th |  Canada | 11.2% | North America | 93% |
| 16th |  Montenegro | 10.9% | Europe | 92% |
| 17th |  Sweden | 10.9% | Europe | 92% |
| 18th |  Austria | 10.9% | Europe | 91% |
| 19th |  United Kingdom | 10.9% | Europe | 91% |
| 20th |  Belgium | 10.8% | Europe | 90% |
| 21st |  Kiribati | 10.5% | Oceania | 90% |
| 22nd |  Micronesia | 10.3% | Oceania | 89% |
| 23rd |  Netherlands | 10.1% | Europe | 89% |
| 24th |  Chile | 10.1% | South America | 88% |
| 25th |  New Zealand | 10.0% | Oceania | 88% |
| 26th |  Portugal | 10.0% | Europe | 87% |
| 27th |  Armenia | 10.0% | Europe | 86% |
| 28th |  Central African Republic | 10.0% | Africa | 86% |
| 29th |  Australia | 9.9% | Oceania | 85% |
| 30th |  South Korea | 9.9% | Asia | 85% |
| 31st |  Argentina | 9.9% | South America | 84% |
| 32nd |  El Salvador | 9.8% | North America | 84% |
| 33rd |  Spain | 9.7% | Europe | 83% |
| 34th |  Palestine | 9.7% | Asia | 83% |
| 35th |  Finland | 9.7% | Europe | 82% |
| 36th |  Serbia | 9.7% | Europe | 82% |
| 37th |  Maldives | 9.7% | Asia | 81% |
| 38th |  Malta | 9.5% | Europe | 81% |
| 39th |  Denmark | 9.4% | Europe | 80% |
| 40th |  Slovenia | 9.4% | Europe | 80% |
| 41st |  Namibia | 9.3% | Africa | 79% |
| 42nd |  Brazil | 9.1% | South America | 79% |
| 43rd |  Iceland | 9.0% | Europe | 78% |
| 44th |  Nicaragua | 9.0% | North America | 78% |
| 45th |  Uruguay | 8.9% | South America | 77% |
| 46th |  Cyprus | 8.9% | Europe | 77% |
| 47th |  Mongolia | 8.9% | Asia | 76% |
| 48th |  Mozambique | 8.8% | Africa | 76% |
| 49th |  South Africa | 8.8% | Africa | 75% |
| 50th |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.7% | Europe | 74% |
| 51st |  Czechia | 8.5% | Europe | 74% |
| 52nd |  Italy | 8.5% | Europe | 73% |
| 53rd |  Greece | 8.5% | Europe | 73% |
| 54th |  Panama | 8.5% | North America | 72% |
| 55th |  Bolivia | 8.4% | South America | 72% |
| 56th |  Burundi | 8.4% | Africa | 71% |
| 57th |  Comoros | 8.4% | Africa | 71% |
| 58th |  Honduras | 8.3% | North America | 70% |
| 59th |  Ukraine | 8.2% | Europe | 70% |
| 60th |  Tonga | 8.1% | Oceania | 69% |
| 61st |  Guinea-Bissau | 8.1% | Africa | 69% |
| 62nd |  Norway | 7.9% | Europe | 68% |
| 63rd |  Sierra Leone | 7.9% | Africa | 68% |
| 64th |  Andorra | 7.9% | Europe | 67% |
| 65th |  Rwanda | 7.9% | Africa | 67% |
| 66th |  Jamaica | 7.8% | North America | 66% |
| 67th |  Paraguay | 7.7% | South America | 66% |
| 68th |  Slovakia | 7.7% | Europe | 65% |
| 69th |  Colombia | 7.7% | North America | 65% |
| 70th |  Bulgaria | 7.7% | Europe | 64% |
| 71st |  Tajikistan | 7.6% | Asia | 64% |
| 72nd |  Latvia | 7.6% | Europe | 63% |
| 73rd |  North Macedonia | 7.6% | Europe | 63% |
| 74th |  Ecuador | 7.5% | South America | 62% |
| 75th |  Sao Tome and Principe | 7.5% | Africa | 61% |
| 76th |  Guatemala | 7.4% | North America | 61% |
| 77th |  San Marino | 7.4% | Europe | 60% |
| 78th |  Uzbekistan | 7.4% | Asia | 60% |
| 79th |  Israel | 7.3% | Asia | 59% |
| 80th |  Lithuania | 7.3% | Europe | 59% |
| 81st |  Georgia | 7.3% | Europe | 58% |
| 82nd |  Eswatini | 7.2% | Africa | 58% |
| 83rd |  Bahamas | 7.2% | North America | 57% |
| 84th |  Croatia | 7.2% | Europe | 57% |
| 85th |  Costa Rica | 7.2% | North America | 56% |
| 86th |  Poland | 7.0% | Europe | 56% |
| 87th |  Estonia | 7.0% | Europe | 55% |
| 88th |  Moldova | 7.0% | Europe | 55% |
| 89th |  Tunisia | 7.0% | Africa | 54% |
| 90th |  Russia | 6.9% | Europe | 54% |
| 91st |  Jordan | 6.8% | Asia | 53% |
| 92nd |  Burkina Faso | 6.8% | Africa | 53% |
| 93rd |  South Sudan | 6.8% | Africa | 52% |
| 94th |  Cabo Verde | 6.7% | Africa | 52% |
| 95th |  Belarus | 6.7% | Europe | 51% |
| 96th |  Nepal | 6.7% | Asia | 51% |
| 97th |  Malawi | 6.5% | Africa | 50% |
| 98th |  Trinidad and Tobago | 6.4% | North America | 49% |
| 99th |  Hungary | 6.4% | Europe | 49% |
| 100th |  Dominica | 6.3% | North America | 48% |
| 101st |  Samoa | 6.3% | Oceania | 48% |
| 102nd |  Barbados | 6.3% | North America | 47% |
| 103rd |  Albania | 6.2% | Europe | 47% |
| 104th |  Yemen | 6.2% | Asia | 46% |
| 105th |  Ireland | 6.1% | Europe | 46% |
| 106th |  Peru | 6.1% | South America | 45% |
| 107th |  Togo | 6.0% | Africa | 45% |
| 108th |  Suriname | 5.9% | North America | 44% |
| 109th |  Mauritius | 5.8% | Africa | 44% |
| 110th |  Luxembourg | 5.8% | Europe | 43% |
| 111st |  Romania | 5.7% | Europe | 43% |
| 112nd |  Lebanon | 5.7% | Asia | 42% |
| 113rd |  Antigua and Barbuda | 5.7% | North America | 42% |
| 114th |  Botswana | 5.7% | Africa | 41% |
| 115th |  Mexico | 5.7% | North America | 41% |
| 116th |  Morocco | 5.7% | Africa | 40% |
| 117th |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.6% | North America | 40% |
| 118th |  Turkmenistan | 5.4% | Asia | 39% |
| 119th |  China | 5.4% | Asia | 39% |
| 120th |  Thailand | 5.4% | Asia | 38% |
| 121st |  Iran | 5.3% | Asia | 38% |
| 122nd |  Zambia | 5.3% | Africa | 37% |
| 123rd |  Myanmar | 5.2% | Asia | 36% |
| 124th |  Philippines | 5.1% | Asia | 36% |
| 125th |  Saint Lucia | 5.0% | North America | 35% |
| 126th |  Grenada | 4.9% | North America | 35% |
| 127th |  Kyrgyzstan | 4.9% | Asia | 34% |
| 128th |  Singapore | 4.9% | Asia | 34% |
| 129th |  Solomon Islands | 4.8% | Oceania | 33% |
| 130th |  Cambodia | 4.7% | Asia | 33% |
| 131st |  Egypt | 4.7% | Africa | 32% |
| 132nd |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.7% | North America | 32% |
| 133rd |  United Arab Emirates | 4.7% | Asia | 31% |
| 134th |  Libya | 4.7% | Africa | 31% |
| 135th |  Saudi Arabia | 4.6% | Asia | 30% |
| 136th |  Sudan | 4.6% | Africa | 30% |
| 137th |  Vietnam | 4.6% | Asia | 29% |
| 138th |  Dominican Republic | 4.6% | North America | 29% |
| 139th |  Venezuela | 4.6% | North America | 28% |
| 140th |  Chad | 4.5% | Africa | 28% |
| 141st |  Mauritania | 4.5% | Africa | 27% |
| 142nd |  Cameroon | 4.5% | Africa | 27% |
| 143rd |  Uganda | 4.4% | Africa | 26% |
| 144th |  Bhutan | 4.4% | Asia | 26% |
| 145th |  Sri Lanka | 4.4% | Asia | 25% |
| 146th |  Niger | 4.4% | Africa | 24% |
| 147th |  Kenya | 4.3% | Africa | 24% |
| 148th |  Iraq | 4.3% | Asia | 23% |
| 149th |  Nigeria | 4.3% | Africa | 23% |
| 150th |  Kuwait | 4.3% | Asia | 22% |
| 151st |  Seychelles | 4.2% | Africa | 22% |
| 152nd |  Belize | 4.2% | North America | 21% |
| 153rd |  Syria | 4.2% | Asia | 21% |
| 154th |  Vanuatu | 4.1% | Oceania | 20% |
| 155th |  Senegal | 4.1% | Africa | 20% |
| 156th |  Azerbaijan | 4.0% | Europe | 19% |
| 157th |  Guinea | 4.0% | Africa | 19% |
| 158th |  Malaysia | 3.9% | Asia | 18% |
| 159th |  Eritrea | 3.9% | Africa | 18% |
| 160th |  Bahrain | 3.8% | Asia | 17% |
| 161st |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 3.8% | Africa | 17% |
| 162nd |  Kazakhstan | 3.7% | Asia | 16% |
| 163rd |  Turkey | 3.7% | Europe | 16% |
| 164th |  Ghana | 3.7% | Africa | 15% |
| 165th |  Mali | 3.7% | Africa | 15% |
| 166th |  Côte d'Ivoire | 3.6% | Africa | 14% |
| 167th |  Zimbabwe | 3.6% | Africa | 14% |
| 168th |  Algeria | 3.6% | Africa | 13% |
| 169th |  Fiji | 3.6% | Oceania | 13% |
| 170th |  Gambia | 3.4% | Africa | 12% |
| 171st |  Monaco | 3.4% | Europe | 11% |
| 172nd |  India | 3.3% | Asia | 11% |
| 173rd |  Madagascar | 3.3% | Africa | 10% |
| 174th |  Haiti | 3.2% | North America | 10% |
| 175th |  Tanzania | 3.1% | Africa | 9% |
| 176th |  Guyana | 3.0% | North America | 9% |
| 177th |  Angola | 2.9% | Africa | 8% |
| 178th |  Oman | 2.9% | Asia | 8% |
| 179th |  Equatorial Guinea | 2.9% | Africa | 7% |
| 180th |  Pakistan | 2.9% | Asia | 7% |
| 181st |  Gabon | 2.9% | Africa | 6% |
| 182nd |  Ethiopia | 2.9% | Africa | 6% |
| 183rd |  Indonesia | 2.7% | Asia | 5% |
| 184th |  Benin | 2.7% | Africa | 5% |
| 185th |  Somalia | 2.6% | Africa | 4% |
| 186th |  Papua New Guinea | 2.6% | Oceania | 4% |
| 187th |  Djibouti | 2.5% | Africa | 3% |
| 188th |  Bangladesh | 2.4% | Asia | 3% |
| 189th |  Congo | 2.2% | Africa | 2% |
| 190th |  Qatar | 2.2% | Asia | 2% |
| 191st |  Laos | 2.0% | Asia | 1% |
| 192nd |  Brunei | 1.8% | Asia | 1% |