# Government health spending, share of government spending

Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as a percentage of general government expenditure (SDG indicator 1.a.2): transfers from government domestic revenue allocated to health plus social health insurance contributions, divided by total general government spending. WHO Global Health Expenditure Database, System of Health Accounts 2011.

## Key facts

- Government health spending, share of government spending in the United States was 23.02% in 2023, according to World Health Organization.
- San Marino had the highest government health spending, share of government spending of 194 countries in 2023, at 26.2%, and Afghanistan the lowest, at 1.46%. Source: World Health Organization.
- Published for 195 places, with figures from 2000 to 2023.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `government_health_expenditure_share`
- Unit: %
- Note: A share of all government spending, not of GDP; health aid from abroad is excluded. Values are served with every decimal WHO publishes. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/government-health-spending-share
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/government_health_expenditure_share

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2023 | 23.02 | World Health Organization, data.who.int. Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of general government expenditure (GGE) (%) (GHED_GGHE-DGGE_SHA2011) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/8C8FB8F/B9C6C79 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/government-health-spending-share/countries.md) (195 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/government-health-spending-share/eu-countries.md) (27 places)