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Australia - Health Spending 2010

Current health expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
8.42% −0.12% from 2009 Global rank: 144th

Australia's health spending was 8.42% in 2010, decreased +0.12% from 8.54% in 2009. This was the 144th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2010
Health Spending by Country - 2010
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Equatorial Guinea 1.73% -7.5%
2nd Congo, Republic of 1.85% -13.6%
3rd Qatar 1.87% -21.5%
4th Myanmar 1.97% -9.4%
5th Papua New Guinea 2.11% -9.5%
6th Brunei Darussalam 2.28% -4.8%
7th Bangladesh 2.29% 4.8%
8th Angola 2.36% -28.5%
9th Pakistan 2.43% -2.8%
10th Gabon 2.48% -34.5%
11th Oman 2.48% 0.3%
12th Mauritania 2.64% -15.2%
13th Azerbaijan 2.65% -4.3%
14th Kuwait 2.68% -1.0%
15th Kazakhstan 2.74% -21.2%
16th Indonesia 2.79% 6.4%
17th Lao PDR 2.91% -15.9%
18th Benin 3.02% 4.1%
19th Chad 3.09% -8.2%
20th Malaysia 3.16% -3.0%
21st Singapore 3.20% -5.8%
22nd Turkmenistan 3.21% 14.0%
23rd Iraq 3.24% -14.1%
24th Bhutan 3.26% -1.2%
25th Libya 3.28% -8.4%
26th Nigeria 3.30% -7.9%
27th India 3.34% -5.9%
28th Syrian Arab Republic 3.35% -6.2%
29th Djibouti 3.36% -7.8%
30th Thailand 3.39% -6.3%
31st Fiji 3.42% -3.4%
32nd Guinea 3.43% -4.3%
33rd Vanuatu 3.53% 8.4%
34th Central African Republic 3.57% -23.8%
35th Cameroon 3.58% 2.2%
36th Saudi Arabia 3.65% -15.0%
37th Congo, Democratic Republic of 3.72% -17.5%
38th Mongolia 3.74% -16.2%
39th Sri Lanka 3.74% -7.8%
40th United Arab Emirates 3.74% -7.5%
41st Bahrain 3.92% -5.5%
42nd Senegal 4.03% 4.8%
43rd Cabo Verde 4.08% 14.7%
44th Gambia, The 4.12% -7.7%
45th Philippines 4.13% -0.8%
46th Zambia 4.13% -20.9%
47th Egypt, Arab Republic of 4.15% -5.2%
48th China 4.16% -2.8%
49th Guyana 4.22% -3.0%
50th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4.30% 5.1%
51st Togo 4.33% 10.3%
52nd Nepal 4.36% 11.8%
53rd Seychelles 4.40% 28.1%
54th Belize 4.48% -0.6%
55th Mauritius 4.52% 8.4%
56th Ghana 4.52% 8.3%
57th Haiti 4.55% 29.9%
58th Côte d'Ivoire 4.57% -1.4%
59th Algeria 4.64% -5.2%
60th Solomon Islands 4.67% -29.4%
61st Mali 4.68% -10.2%
62nd Madagascar 4.70% 7.1%
63rd Suriname 4.70% -5.6%
64th Peru 4.71% -5.1%
65th Antigua and Barbuda 4.76% 28.6%
66th Tonga 4.82% 21.2%
67th Eritrea 4.82% -11.2%
68th Guinea-Bissau 4.87% 5.7%
69th Dominican Republic 4.93% 3.4%
70th Monaco 4.96% 2.4%
71st Niger 4.96% -7.1%
72nd Russian Federation 4.97% -11.9%
73rd Comoros 4.99% 1.3%
74th Türkiye 5.02% -8.6%
75th St. Lucia 5.05% -3.7%
76th Sudan 5.06% -20.9%
77th Viet Nam 5.07% 13.1%
78th Trinidad and Tobago 5.08% -7.4%
79th Malawi 5.14% -12.4%
80th Samoa 5.15% 0.5%
81st Dominica 5.16% 3.5%
82nd Yemen, Republic of 5.16% -13.8%
83rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.20% 0.5%
84th St. Kitts and Nevis 5.22% -1.3%
85th Tanzania 5.22% 3.2%
86th Bahamas, The 5.26% 2.1%
87th Burkina Faso 5.29% 1.8%
88th Mozambique 5.29% 4.7%
89th Uzbekistan 5.30% 10.5%
90th Kenya 5.39% 1.8%
91st Morocco 5.42% 2.8%
92nd Grenada 5.42% -0.3%
93rd Paraguay 5.47% -1.1%
94th Mexico 5.49% -6.1%
95th Tunisia 5.61% 3.8%
96th Cambodia 5.63% -10.8%
97th Romania 5.64% 6.8%
98th Sierra Leone 5.64% -10.0%
99th Belarus 5.66% 4.9%
100th Tajikistan 5.74% -2.1%
101st Korea 5.79% 1.9%
102nd São Tomé and Principe 5.81% 1.0%
103rd Barbados 5.97% -5.3%
104th Guatemala 6.12% -3.4%
105th Albania 6.16% 7.0%
106th San Marino 6.21% 0.4%
107th Latvia 6.22% -0.7%
108th Botswana 6.27% -5.3%
109th Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.29% 2.9%
110th Ecuador 6.35% 5.2%
111th Poland 6.44% -2.1%
112th Jamaica 6.44% 1.1%
113th Timor-Leste 6.47% -11.5%
114th Cyprus 6.50% 0.5%
115th Estonia 6.59% -3.7%
116th Luxembourg 6.66% -4.1%
117th North Macedonia 6.71% 2.8%
118th Uganda 6.81% 17.6%
119th Ukraine 6.81% 3.1%
120th Chile 6.82% -5.9%
121st Israel 6.85% -0.3%
122nd Lithuania 6.91% -6.0%
123rd Kyrgyz Republic 6.95% 0.7%
124th Colombia 7.07% -3.3%
125th Bulgaria 7.09% 7.6%
126th Panama 7.22% 3.4%
127th Lesotho 7.40% -17.3%
128th Lebanon 7.44% 6.2%
129th Hungary 7.46% 3.1%
130th Czechia 7.48% 2.9%
131st Slovak Republic 7.67% -3.5%
132nd Andorra 7.69% 26.2%
133rd Nicaragua 7.71% 0.3%
134th South Africa 7.79% 1.9%
135th Uruguay 7.88% -0.5%
136th Malta 7.90% 0.1%
137th Brazil 7.95% -5.4%
138th Croatia 7.95% -1.0%
139th Costa Rica 8.03% 2.2%
140th Rwanda 8.08% 3.6%
141st Jordan 8.17% -11.4%
142nd Sweden 8.32% -5.2%
143rd Iceland 8.36% -4.7%
144th Australia 8.42% -1.4%
145th Liberia 8.44% -6.1%
146th Maldives 8.49% -15.9%
147th Afghanistan 8.57% -12.7%
148th Eswatini 8.59% -0.5%
149th Slovenia 8.64% 0.0%
150th Honduras 8.73% -3.0%
151st Kiribati 8.77% -31.2%
152nd Norway 8.86% -1.9%
153rd Italy 8.88% -0.4%
154th El Salvador 8.90% 0.8%
155th Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.01% 0.0%
156th Georgia 9.02% -5.7%
157th Japan 9.06% 1.2%
158th New Zealand 9.10% -0.4%
159th West Bank and Gaza 9.10% -15.4%
160th Finland 9.14% -0.2%
161st Serbia 9.15% 1.8%
162nd Spain 9.17% 0.2%
163rd Armenia 9.24% 9.4%
164th Argentina 9.49% -0.9%
165th Greece 9.62% 0.9%
166th United Kingdom 9.79% -0.5%
167th European Union 9.84% -0.7%
168th Switzerland 9.99% -1.5%
169th Portugal 10.02% -1.1%
170th Netherlands 10.09% 1.9%
171st Moldova 10.13% -25.9%
172nd Austria 10.32% 0.0%
173rd Belgium 10.41% -1.2%
174th Zimbabwe 10.48% -
175th Ireland 10.52% 0.0%
176th Denmark 10.60% -0.3%
177th Namibia 10.62% 7.3%
178th Cuba 10.69% -13.0%
179th Canada 10.70% 0.0%
180th Germany 10.83% -1.3%
181st Palau 10.93% 13.5%
182nd France 11.22% -0.6%
183rd Burundi 11.28% 22.2%
184th Nauru 12.70% 3.1%
185th Micronesia, Federated States of 13.33% 5.1%
186th United States 16.20% 0.0%
187th Tuvalu 16.21% 24.6%
188th Marshall Islands 17.73% -5.3%

FAQ

What was Australia's health spending in 2010?

Australia's health spending in 2010 was 8.42%. This ranked 144th globally.

How did Australia's health spending change in 2010?

Australia's health spending decreased by 1.4% in 2010 compared to 2009.

Which country had the highest health spending in 2010?

Marshall Islands had the highest health spending in 2010 at 17.73%.

What is the health spending of Australia in 2010?

The health spending of Australia in 2010 was 8.42%. This ranked 144th globally.

How does 2010 compare to 2009 for Australia's health spending?

Australia's health spending went from 8.54% in 2009 to 8.42% in 2010, a 1.4% decrease.