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National health expenditure, share of GDP (US) in United States

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. That is up 0.3 pts from 2023.

2024, % of GDP18
Change on 2023+0.3 pts
Series high19.72020
Series low51960

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National health expenditure, share of GDP (US) in United States, 1960 to 2024

510152019601970198019902000201020241960: 5 % of GDP1961: 5.2 % of GDP1962: 5.3 % of GDP1963: 5.4 % of GDP1964: 5.6 % of GDP1965: 5.6 % of GDP1966: 5.6 % of GDP1967: 6 % of GDP1968: 6.2 % of GDP1969: 6.4 % of GDP1970: 6.9 % of GDP1971: 7.1 % of GDP1972: 7.2 % of GDP1973: 7.2 % of GDP1974: 7.5 % of GDP1975: 7.9 % of GDP1976: 8.1 % of GDP1977: 8.3 % of GDP1978: 8.2 % of GDP1979: 8.4 % of GDP1980: 8.9 % of GDP1981: 9.2 % of GDP1982: 9.9 % of GDP1983: 10 % of GDP1984: 10 % of GDP1985: 10.1 % of GDP1986: 10.3 % of GDP1987: 10.6 % of GDP1988: 11 % of GDP1989: 11.4 % of GDP1990: 12.1 % of GDP1991: 12.8 % of GDP1992: 13.1 % of GDP1993: 13.3 % of GDP1994: 13.3 % of GDP1995: 13.4 % of GDP1996: 13.3 % of GDP1997: 13.2 % of GDP1998: 13.2 % of GDP1999: 13.2 % of GDP2000: 13.3 % of GDP2001: 14 % of GDP2002: 14.9 % of GDP2003: 15.4 % of GDP2004: 15.5 % of GDP2005: 15.5 % of GDP2006: 15.7 % of GDP2007: 15.9 % of GDP2008: 16.3 % of GDP2009: 17.2 % of GDP2010: 17.2 % of GDP2011: 17.2 % of GDP2012: 17.1 % of GDP2013: 16.9 % of GDP2014: 17.1 % of GDP2015: 17.4 % of GDP2016: 17.7 % of GDP2017: 17.7 % of GDP2018: 17.6 % of GDP2019: 17.7 % of GDP2020: 19.7 % of GDP2021: 18.4 % of GDP2022: 17.6 % of GDP2023: 17.7 % of GDP2024: 18 % of GDP510152019601982200420241960: 5 % of GDP1961: 5.2 % of GDP1962: 5.3 % of GDP1963: 5.4 % of GDP1964: 5.6 % of GDP1965: 5.6 % of GDP1966: 5.6 % of GDP1967: 6 % of GDP1968: 6.2 % of GDP1969: 6.4 % of GDP1970: 6.9 % of GDP1971: 7.1 % of GDP1972: 7.2 % of GDP1973: 7.2 % of GDP1974: 7.5 % of GDP1975: 7.9 % of GDP1976: 8.1 % of GDP1977: 8.3 % of GDP1978: 8.2 % of GDP1979: 8.4 % of GDP1980: 8.9 % of GDP1981: 9.2 % of GDP1982: 9.9 % of GDP1983: 10 % of GDP1984: 10 % of GDP1985: 10.1 % of GDP1986: 10.3 % of GDP1987: 10.6 % of GDP1988: 11 % of GDP1989: 11.4 % of GDP1990: 12.1 % of GDP1991: 12.8 % of GDP1992: 13.1 % of GDP1993: 13.3 % of GDP1994: 13.3 % of GDP1995: 13.4 % of GDP1996: 13.3 % of GDP1997: 13.2 % of GDP1998: 13.2 % of GDP1999: 13.2 % of GDP2000: 13.3 % of GDP2001: 14 % of GDP2002: 14.9 % of GDP2003: 15.4 % of GDP2004: 15.5 % of GDP2005: 15.5 % of GDP2006: 15.7 % of GDP2007: 15.9 % of GDP2008: 16.3 % of GDP2009: 17.2 % of GDP2010: 17.2 % of GDP2011: 17.2 % of GDP2012: 17.1 % of GDP2013: 16.9 % of GDP2014: 17.1 % of GDP2015: 17.4 % of GDP2016: 17.7 % of GDP2017: 17.7 % of GDP2018: 17.6 % of GDP2019: 17.7 % of GDP2020: 19.7 % of GDP2021: 18.4 % of GDP2022: 17.6 % of GDP2023: 17.7 % of GDP2024: 18 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: CMS, CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, Table 1: national health expenditures as a percent of GDP, calendar years from 1960. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-01-13.
All 65 values
Period% of GDP
202418
202317.7
202217.6
202118.4
202019.7
201917.7
201817.6
201717.7
201617.7
201517.4
201417.1
201316.9
201217.1
201117.2
201017.2
200917.2
200816.3
200715.9
200615.7
200515.5
200415.5
200315.4
200214.9
200114
200013.3
199913.2
199813.2
199713.2
199613.3
199513.4
199413.3
199313.3
199213.1
199112.8
199012.1
198911.4
198811
198710.6
198610.3
198510.1
198410
198310
19829.9
19819.2
19808.9
19798.4
19788.2
19778.3
19768.1
19757.9
19747.5
19737.2
19727.2
19717.1
19706.9
19696.4
19686.2
19676
19665.6
19655.6
19645.6
19635.4
19625.3
19615.2
19605

Definition

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.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, Table 1: national health expenditures as a percent of GDP, calendar years from 1960. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. (2026). CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, Table 1: national health expenditures as a percent of GDP, calendar years from 1960 (National health expenditure, share of GDP (US), United States, 1960 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical

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CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, Table 1: national health expenditures as a percent of GDP, calendar years from 1960, National health expenditure, share of GDP (US), United States, 1960 to 2024. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, 13 Jan. 2026, https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/national-health-expenditure-share-of-gdp-us/united-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. 2026. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, Table 1: national health expenditures as a percent of GDP, calendar years from 1960. National health expenditure, share of GDP (US), United States, 1960 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/national-health-expenditure-share-of-gdp-us/united-states.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary (2026) CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, Table 1: national health expenditures as a percent of GDP, calendar years from 1960, National health expenditure, share of GDP (US), United States, 1960 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/national-health-expenditure-share-of-gdp-us/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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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. That is up 0.3 pts from 2023.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, Table 1: national health expenditures as a percent of GDP, calendar years from 1960. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

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19.7% of GDP in 2020, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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