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Health spending, share of GDP in United States

Health spending, share of GDP in the United States was 17.6% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 38 countries in 2025.

2025, % of GDP17.6 Estimated
Change on 2024+0.4 pts
Rank1st of 38Countries ranked
Series high18.72020
Series low6.21970

Health spending, share of GDP in United States, 1970 to 2025

57.51012.51517.520197019781986199420022010201820251970: 6.2 % of GDP1971: 6.4 % of GDP1972: 6.5 % of GDP1973: 6.5 % of GDP1974: 6.9 % of GDP1975: 7.2 % of GDP1976: 7.4 % of GDP1977: 7.7 % of GDP1978: 7.7 % of GDP1979: 7.8 % of GDP1980: 8.2 % of GDP1981: 8.5 % of GDP1982: 9.2 % of GDP1983: 9.3 % of GDP1984: 9.3 % of GDP1985: 9.5 % of GDP1986: 9.7 % of GDP1987: 9.9 % of GDP1988: 10.3 % of GDP1989: 10.6 % of GDP1990: 11.2 % of GDP1991: 11.9 % of GDP1992: 12.2 % of GDP1993: 12.5 % of GDP1994: 12.4 % of GDP1995: 12.5 % of GDP1996: 12.5 % of GDP1997: 12.4 % of GDP1998: 12.4 % of GDP1999: 12.3 % of GDP2000: 12.5 % of GDP2001: 13.2 % of GDP2002: 14 % of GDP2003: 14.5 % of GDP2004: 14.5 % of GDP2005: 14.6 % of GDP2006: 14.7 % of GDP2007: 14.9 % of GDP2008: 15.2 % of GDP2009: 16.2 % of GDP2010: 16.2 % of GDP2011: 16.1 % of GDP2012: 16.1 % of GDP2013: 16 % of GDP2014: 16.2 % of GDP2015: 16.5 % of GDP2016: 16.8 % of GDP2017: 16.7 % of GDP2018: 16.7 % of GDP2019: 16.7 % of GDP2020: 18.7 % of GDP2021: 17.5 % of GDP2022: 16.7 % of GDP2023: 16.9 % of GDP2024: 17.2 % of GDP2025: 17.6 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: OECD, OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.
All 56 values
Period% of GDP
202517.6 Estimated
202417.2
202316.9
202216.7
202117.5
202018.7
201916.7
201816.7
201716.7
201616.8
201516.5
201416.2
201316
201216.1
201116.1
201016.2
200916.2
200815.2
200714.9
200614.7
200514.6
200414.5
200314.5
200214
200113.2
200012.5
199912.3
199812.4
199712.4
199612.5
199512.5
199412.4
199312.5
199212.2
199111.9
199011.2
198910.6
198810.3
19879.9
19869.7
19859.5
19849.3
19839.3
19829.2
19818.5
19808.2
19797.8
19787.7
19777.7
19767.4
19757.2
19746.9
19736.5
19726.5
19716.4
19706.2

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Definition

Current expenditure on health from all financing schemes, public and private, as a percentage of GDP, under the System of Health Accounts 2011. Excludes capital investment in health facilities and equipment.

The latest year is often an OECD or national estimate and is revised when final accounts arrive.

How to cite

OECD. OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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What is the health spending, share of GDP in United States?

Health spending, share of GDP in the United States was 17.6% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 38 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest health spending, share of GDP in United States?

18.7% of GDP in 2020, the highest value since 1970 in this series.

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