National health expenditure, share of GDP (US)
US national health expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product (BEA), as published by CMS.
National Health Expenditure Accounts definition: health consumption spending plus investment in research, structures and equipment, at current prices. It is broader than the OECD System of Health Accounts figure (health_expenditure_gdp, health_expenditure_per_capita_usd_ppp), which excludes investment; use those to compare countries. CMS revises earlier years with each annual release.
Key facts
- National health expenditure, share of GDP (US) in the United States was 18% of GDP in 2024, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary.
- Published for 1 places, with figures from 1960 to 2024.
Places with data
Countries
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest national health expenditure, share of GDP (US)? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"health_expenditure_gdp_share_us","level":"country"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=health_expenditure_gdp_share_us&level=country