Countries by health spending, share of GDP, 2025
The United States had the highest health spending, share of GDP of 38 countries in 2025, at 17.6% of GDP. Türkiye had the lowest, at 4.7% of GDP. The median was 9.3% of GDP. Source: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
All countries, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Estimated | 17.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 2 | Germany Provisional | 12.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 3 | Austria Provisional | 11.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 4 | Switzerland Provisional | 11.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 5 | Canada Provisional | 11.5 | -0 pts |
| 6 | France Estimated | 11.4 | 0 pts |
| 7 | United Kingdom Provisional | 11.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 8 | Belgium Estimated | 11.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 9 | Australia Estimated | 11.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 10 | Sweden Provisional | 10.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 11 | Finland Estimated | 10.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 12 | Portugal Provisional | 10.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 13 | Chile Provisional | 10.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 14 | Netherlands Provisional | 10.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 15 | Japan Estimated | 10.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 16 | New Zealand Estimated | 9.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 17 | Slovenia Estimated | 9.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 18 | Denmark Provisional | 9.6 | -0 pts |
| 19 | Norway Estimated | 9.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 20 | Iceland Provisional | 9.2 | 0 pts |
| 21 | Czechia Provisional | 8.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 22 | Poland Provisional | 8.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 23 | Spain Estimated | 8.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 24 | Latvia Estimated | 8.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 25 | Colombia Provisional | 8.5 | -0 pts |
| 26 | South Korea Provisional | 8.4 | -0 pts |
| 27 | Italy Provisional | 8.4 | -0 pts |
| 28 | Greece Estimated | 8.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 29 | Slovakia Estimated | 8.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 30 | Estonia Provisional | 8.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 31 | Lithuania Provisional | 7.6 | 0 pts |
| 32 | Israel Estimated | 7 | -0.1 pts |
| 33 | Costa Rica Estimated | 6.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 34 | Hungary Provisional | 6.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 35 | Mexico Estimated | 6.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 36 | Ireland Provisional | 6.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 37 | Luxembourg Provisional | 5.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 38 | Türkiye Estimated | 4.7 | -0.2 pts |
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About this ranking
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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
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.htmlUse this data in your AI agent
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Which country has the highest health spending, share of GDP?
The United States, with 17.6% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Which country has the lowest health spending, share of GDP?
Türkiye, with 4.7% of GDP in 2025.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12.