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Countries by health spending, share of GDP

The United States had the highest health spending, share of GDP of 38 countries in 2020, at 18.7% of GDP. Türkiye had the lowest, at 4.5% of GDP. The median was 9.5% of GDP. Source: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Highest18.7United States
Lowest4.5Türkiye
Median9.538 countries

All countries, 2020

United States: 18.7 % of GDPUnited States18.7Canada: 13 % of GDPCanada13Germany: 12.5 % of GDPGermany12.5United Kingdom: 12 % of GDPUnited Kingdom12France: 11.9 % of GDPFrance11.9Switzerland: 11.8 % of GDPSwitzerland11.8Belgium: 11.5 % of GDPBelgium11.5Sweden: 11.4 % of GDPSweden11.4Austria: 11.4 % of GDPAustria11.4Japan: 11.2 % of GDPJapan11.2Norway: 11 % of GDPNorway11Netherlands: 11 % of GDPNetherlands11Spain: 10.8 % of GDPSpain10.8Australia: 10.7 % of GDPAustralia10.7Denmark: 10.7 % of GDPDenmark10.7Portugal: 10.6 % of GDPPortugal10.6Finland: 9.7 % of GDPFinland9.7Chile: 9.7 % of GDPChile9.7Italy: 9.6 % of GDPItaly9.6Slovenia: 9.5 % of GDPSlovenia9.5Iceland: 9.5 % of GDPIceland9.5Greece: 9.4 % of GDPGreece9.4New Zealand: 9.2 % of GDPNew Zealand9.2Czechia: 9 % of GDPCzechia9Colombia: 8.7 % of GDPColombia8.7South Korea: 8 % of GDPSouth Korea8Costa Rica: 7.8 % of GDPCosta Rica7.8Israel: 7.7 % of GDPIsrael7.7Latvia: 7.5 % of GDPLatvia7.5Estonia: 7.5 % of GDPEstonia7.5Lithuania: 7.4 % of GDPLithuania7.4Hungary: 7.2 % of GDPHungary7.2Slovakia: 7.1 % of GDPSlovakia7.1Ireland: 6.9 % of GDPIreland6.9Poland: 6.4 % of GDPPoland6.4Mexico: 6 % of GDPMexico6Luxembourg: 5.8 % of GDPLuxembourg5.8Türkiye: 4.5 % of GDPTürkiye4.5
% 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.

Full ranking

RankCountries2020
% of GDP		Change on 2019
1United States18.7+2 pts
2Canada13+2 pts
3Germany12.5+1 pts
4United Kingdom12+2.1 pts
5France11.9+0.9 pts
6Switzerland11.8+0.6 pts
7Belgium11.5+0.6 pts
8Sweden11.4+0.5 pts
9Austria11.4+0.8 pts
10Japan11.2+0.5 pts
11Norway11+0.9 pts
12Netherlands11+1 pts
13Spain10.8+1.6 pts
14Australia10.7+0.5 pts
15Denmark10.7+0.5 pts
16Portugal10.6+1 pts
17Finland9.7+0.5 pts
18Chile9.7+0.4 pts
19Italy9.6+0.9 pts
20Slovenia9.5+0.9 pts
21Iceland9.5+0.9 pts
22Greece9.4+1.3 pts
23New Zealand9.2+0.6 pts
24Czechia9+1.5 pts
25Colombia8.7+0.9 pts
26South Korea8+0.3 pts
27Costa Rica7.8+0.6 pts
28Israel7.7+0.5 pts
29Latvia7.5+0.6 pts
30Estonia7.5+0.8 pts
31Lithuania7.4+0.5 pts
32Hungary7.2+1 pts
33Slovakia7.1+0.1 pts
34Ireland6.9+0.4 pts
35Poland6.40 pts
36Mexico6+0.8 pts
37Luxembourg5.8+0.3 pts
38Türkiye4.5+0.3 pts

Other periods

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.

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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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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA) (Countries by health spending, share of GDP, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD

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OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA), Countries by health spending, share of GDP, 2020. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/health-spending-share-of-gdp/countries?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). Countries by health spending, share of GDP, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/health-spending-share-of-gdp/countries?period=2020.

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Which country has the highest health spending, share of GDP?

The United States, with 18.7% of GDP in 2020, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Which country has the lowest health spending, share of GDP?

Türkiye, with 4.5% of GDP in 2020.

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.

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