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Definition: This entry provides the total expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP. Health expenditures are broadly defined as activities performed either by institutions or individuals through the application of medical, paramedical, and/or nursing knowledge and technology, the primary purpose of which is to promote, restore, or maintain health.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
See also: Health expenditures bar chart
| Country Name | Health expenditures (% of GDP) | Year of Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Malta | 17 | 2009 |
| United States | 16 | 2009 |
| Mexico | 14 | 2009 |
| Lesotho | 13 | 2009 |
| Burundi | 13 | 2009 |
| Sierra Leone | 13 | 2009 |
| East Timor | 12 | 2009 |
| Kenya | 12 | 2009 |
| Nauru | 12 | 2009 |
| Moldova | 12 | 2009 |
| Belgium | 12 | 2009 |
| Cuba | 12 | 2009 |
| Finland | 12 | 2009 |
| Georgia | 11 | 2009 |
| Portugal | 11 | 2009 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 2009 |
| Palau | 11 | 2009 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 11 | 2009 |
| Austria | 11 | 2009 |
| Canada | 11 | 2009 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 | 2009 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 2009 |
| Ghana | 11 | 2009 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 2009 |
| Botswana | 10 | 2009 |
| Gambia, The | 10 | 2009 |
| Serbia | 10 | 2009 |
| Sweden | 10 | 2009 |
| Tuvalu | 10 | 2009 |
| Spain | 10 | 2009 |
| Norway | 10 | 2009 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 2009 |
| Iraq | 10 | 2009 |
| Fiji | 10 | 2009 |
| Argentina | 10 | 2009 |
| Israel | 10 | 2009 |
| Nicaragua | 10 | 2009 |
| Japan | 9 | 2009 |
| Mongolia | 9 | 2009 |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 2009 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 2009 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 2009 |
| Brazil | 9 | 2009 |
| Australia | 9 | 2009 |
| South Africa | 9 | 2009 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 2009 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 2009 |
| Panama | 8 | 2009 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 2009 |
| Hungary | 8 | 2009 |
| Chile | 8 | 2009 |
| Uganda | 8 | 2009 |
| Saint Lucia | 8 | 2009 |
| Germany | 8 | 2009 |
| Latvia | 8 | 2009 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 8 | 2009 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 2009 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 2009 |
| Croatia | 8 | 2009 |
| Andorra | 8 | 2009 |
| Czech Republic | 8 | 2009 |
| Ireland | 8 | 2009 |
| Suriname | 8 | 2009 |
| Mali | 8 | 2009 |
| Greece | 7 | 2009 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 2009 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 2009 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 2009 |
| Sudan | 7 | 2009 |
| Honduras | 7 | 2009 |
| Bahamas, The | 7 | 2009 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 2009 |
| San Marino | 7 | 2009 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 7 | 2009 |
| Grenada | 7 | 2009 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 2009 |
| Poland | 7 | 2009 |
| Eritrea | 7 | 2009 |
| Denmark | 7 | 2009 |
| Chad | 7 | 2009 |
| Samoa | 7 | 2009 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 2009 |
| Albania | 7 | 2009 |
| Macedonia | 7 | 2009 |
| Kuwait | 7 | 2009 |
| Barbados | 7 | 2009 |
| Turkey | 7 | 2009 |
| Libya | 7 | 2009 |
| Mauritius | 7 | 2009 |
| Korea, South | 7 | 2009 |
| Laos | 7 | 2009 |
| Djibouti | 6 | 2009 |
| Colombia | 6 | 2009 |
| Egypt | 6 | 2009 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 2009 |
| Swaziland | 6 | 2009 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 2009 |
| Tonga | 6 | 2009 |
| Madagascar | 6 | 2009 |
| Niger | 6 | 2009 |
| Dominican Republic | 6 | 2009 |
| Guinea | 6 | 2009 |
| Guyana | 6 | 2009 |
| Haiti | 6 | 2009 |
| Gabon | 6 | 2009 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 | 2009 |
| Dominica | 6 | 2009 |
| Togo | 6 | 2009 |
| Namibia | 6 | 2009 |
| Algeria | 6 | 2009 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 2009 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 2009 |
| Belarus | 6 | 2009 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 2009 |
| Nepal | 6 | 2009 |
| Mozambique | 6 | 2009 |
| Senegal | 6 | 2009 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 2009 |
| Guatemala | 6 | 2009 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 2009 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 2009 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 2009 |
| Yemen | 6 | 2009 |
| Bhutan | 6 | 2009 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 2009 |
| Morocco | 6 | 2009 |
| Russia | 5 | 2009 |
| Romania | 5 | 2009 |
| Solomon Islands | 5 | 2009 |
| Tajikistan | 5 | 2009 |
| Uzbekistan | 5 | 2009 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 2009 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 5 | 2009 |
| Italy | 5 | 2009 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 5 | 2009 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 2009 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 2009 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 2009 |
| Malawi | 5 | 2009 |
| Zambia | 5 | 2009 |
| Monaco | 5 | 2009 |
| Armenia | 5 | 2009 |
| Angola | 5 | 2009 |
| China | 5 | 2009 |
| Peru | 5 | 2009 |
| Jordan | 5 | 2009 |
| Bahrain | 5 | 2009 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 2009 |
| Estonia | 4 | 2009 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 2009 |
| Thailand | 4 | 2009 |
| Iceland | 4 | 2009 |
| Benin | 4 | 2009 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 2009 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 2009 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 2009 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 2009 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 2009 |
| Cape Verde | 4 | 2009 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 2009 |
| Liberia | 4 | 2009 |
| Iran | 4 | 2009 |
| Singapore | 4 | 2009 |
| Philippines | 4 | 2009 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 2009 |
| France | 4 | 2009 |
| Comoros | 3 | 2009 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 2009 |
| Belize | 3 | 2009 |
| Kiribati | 3 | 2009 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2009 |
| Oman | 3 | 2009 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 3 | 2009 |
| Brunei | 3 | 2009 |
| Syria | 3 | 2009 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2009 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 2009 |
| Qatar | 3 | 2009 |
| India | 2 | 2009 |
| Turkmenistan | 2 | 2009 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2 | 2009 |
| Burma | 2 | 2009 |
| Korea, North | 2 | 2009 |
