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European Union - Health Spending 2016

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Current health expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

9.89% −0.02% from 2015 Global rank: 167th

European Union's health spending was 9.89% in 2016, decreased +0.02% from 9.90% in 2015. This was the 167th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016▾

Health Spending by Country - 2016
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	2.28%	-22.3%
2nd	Papua New Guinea	2.33%	28.1%
3rd	Lao PDR	2.36%	-3.8%
4th	Bangladesh	2.39%	5.2%
5th	Angola	2.39%	4.0%
6th	Brunei Darussalam	2.55%	6.8%
7th	Pakistan	2.57%	3.0%
8th	Congo, Republic of	2.59%	5.6%
9th	Djibouti	2.74%	-18.1%
10th	Equatorial Guinea	2.97%	21.0%
11th	Vanuatu	2.99%	-28.1%
12th	Indonesia	3.02%	3.3%
13th	Gabon	3.11%	16.9%
14th	Mauritania	3.19%	-13.2%
15th	Gambia, The	3.20%	0.6%
16th	Bhutan	3.28%	-4.6%
17th	Fiji	3.28%	-1.4%
18th	Côte d'Ivoire	3.32%	3.1%
19th	Ghana	3.39%	-25.4%
20th	Kazakhstan	3.42%	12.6%
21st	India	3.50%	-2.5%
22nd	Qatar	3.55%	-2.4%
23rd	Sri Lanka	3.62%	-1.8%
24th	Benin	3.62%	32.7%
25th	Nigeria	3.65%	1.8%
26th	Malaysia	3.70%	-3.2%
27th	Chad	3.71%	9.0%
28th	Eritrea	3.74%	-17.1%
29th	Mali	3.77%	-8.2%
30th	Syrian Arab Republic	3.89%	5.9%
31st	United Arab Emirates	3.90%	12.4%
32nd	Thailand	3.94%	2.3%
33rd	Philippines	3.95%	1.5%
34th	Tanzania	3.96%	8.6%
35th	Guyana	4.02%	-0.1%
36th	Cameroon	4.02%	-2.5%
37th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	4.10%	-0.4%
38th	Monaco	4.12%	-4.4%
39th	Oman	4.18%	2.4%
40th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	4.20%	12.1%
41st	Senegal	4.26%	-2.8%
42nd	Türkiye	4.28%	4.1%
43rd	Cabo Verde	4.36%	-0.9%
44th	Singapore	4.38%	4.8%
45th	Azerbaijan	4.42%	1.9%
46th	Grenada	4.44%	-4.5%
47th	Zambia	4.47%	0.9%
48th	Cambodia	4.49%	-1.1%
49th	St. Lucia	4.51%	-1.5%
50th	Solomon Islands	4.53%	1.7%
51st	Niger	4.53%	-15.2%
52nd	Iraq	4.57%	44.9%
53rd	Mongolia	4.58%	8.2%
54th	Dominican Republic	4.59%	-3.2%
55th	Bahrain	4.62%	-2.7%
56th	Comoros	4.65%	1.1%
57th	Seychelles	4.71%	11.1%
58th	Uzbekistan	4.72%	-0.4%
59th	Kuwait	4.73%	12.2%
60th	Kenya	4.75%	-0.2%
61st	Myanmar	4.76%	-8.4%
62nd	Belize	4.77%	2.4%
63rd	Haiti	4.81%	-5.3%
64th	Viet Nam	4.87%	3.4%
65th	China	4.88%	0.6%
66th	Peru	4.89%	-0.2%
67th	Antigua and Barbuda	4.94%	0.6%
68th	Uganda	5.02%	0.4%
69th	Luxembourg	5.07%	-0.2%
70th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	5.07%	0.3%
71st	Romania	5.08%	2.8%
72nd	Morocco	5.09%	-0.2%
73rd	Dominica	5.12%	-0.7%
74th	Tonga	5.23%	9.3%
75th	Russian Federation	5.29%	-0.1%
76th	Madagascar	5.33%	6.5%
77th	Mexico	5.38%	-2.6%
78th	Guinea	5.40%	-7.1%
79th	Nepal	5.42%	-0.8%
80th	St. Kitts and Nevis	5.43%	5.9%
81st	Central African Republic	5.44%	8.1%
82nd	Mauritius	5.54%	-0.1%
83rd	Turkmenistan	5.59%	11.4%
84th	Samoa	5.64%	-6.2%
85th	Bahamas, The	5.66%	7.8%
86th	Sudan	5.68%	-2.2%
87th	Botswana	5.77%	-5.5%
88th	Liechtenstein	5.85%	1.7%
89th	Belarus	5.91%	-2.6%
90th	Burkina Faso	5.95%	16.0%
91st	Rwanda	5.97%	-10.3%
92nd	Suriname	5.99%	3.2%
93rd	Algeria	6.00%	-5.3%
94th	Guatemala	6.07%	1.1%
95th	Libya	6.17%	6.3%
96th	Barbados	6.19%	1.7%
97th	Saudi Arabia	6.24%	6.5%
98th	Tunisia	6.25%	0.6%
99th	Latvia	6.35%	8.6%
100th	North Macedonia	6.38%	0.6%
101st	Kyrgyz Republic	6.41%	-10.3%
102nd	Trinidad and Tobago	6.47%	14.5%
103rd	Poland	6.55%	2.9%
104th	Estonia	6.57%	0.7%
105th	Togo	6.59%	5.4%
106th	Jamaica	6.59%	-0.4%
107th	Korea	6.64%	2.7%
108th	Lithuania	6.65%	2.7%
109th	Albania	6.65%	4.1%
110th	Cyprus	6.65%	-2.1%
111th	Paraguay	6.68%	-0.2%
112th	Croatia	6.69%	0.5%
113th	Eswatini	6.82%	-3.4%
114th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	6.83%	4.3%
115th	Andorra	6.94%	0.4%
116th	Timor-Leste	6.94%	-9.7%
117th	Tajikistan	6.96%	0.8%
118th	Hungary	6.97%	1.7%
119th	Jordan	6.98%	-6.5%
120th	Slovak Republic	7.06%	4.7%
121st	Burundi	7.06%	12.3%
122nd	Panama	7.09%	2.3%
123rd	Israel	7.10%	1.1%
124th	Mozambique	7.22%	9.2%
125th	Zimbabwe	7.26%	-2.6%
126th	Costa Rica	7.32%	-3.6%
127th	Czechia	7.32%	0.4%
128th	Ireland	7.34%	3.7%
129th	Bulgaria	7.46%	0.9%
130th	Colombia	7.53%	0.1%
131st	Ukraine	7.55%	-3.0%
132nd	Ecuador	7.59%	-2.3%
133rd	São Tomé and Principe	7.60%	16.4%
134th	Moldova	7.62%	-10.3%
135th	Honduras	7.71%	3.0%
136th	Yemen, Republic of	7.71%	18.8%
137th	Malawi	7.73%	16.6%
138th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	7.80%	-6.9%
139th	Lebanon	7.92%	6.8%
140th	Nicaragua	8.05%	1.1%
141st	South Africa	8.08%	0.3%
142nd	Serbia	8.15%	-3.7%
143rd	Iceland	8.16%	0.3%
144th	Guinea-Bissau	8.33%	2.4%
145th	San Marino	8.42%	-0.1%
146th	Greece	8.45%	2.2%
147th	Chile	8.56%	2.5%
148th	Slovenia	8.57%	-0.1%
149th	Montenegro	8.63%	-4.3%
150th	Uruguay	8.64%	4.6%
151st	Malta	8.70%	0.0%
152nd	El Salvador	8.71%	-0.5%
153rd	Italy	8.72%	-1.4%
154th	New Zealand	8.77%	-1.4%
155th	Spain	8.88%	-3.2%
156th	West Bank and Gaza	9.00%	-3.0%
157th	Kiribati	9.04%	25.3%
158th	Georgia	9.07%	4.8%
159th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	9.14%	-1.1%
160th	Brazil	9.17%	2.9%
161st	Lesotho	9.20%	-0.6%
162nd	Namibia	9.32%	-6.6%
163rd	Portugal	9.40%	0.7%
164th	Finland	9.46%	-2.5%
165th	United Kingdom	9.87%	-0.7%
166th	Liberia	9.89%	-4.8%
167th	European Union	9.89%	-0.2%
168th	Netherlands	9.89%	-2.9%
169th	Armenia	9.95%	-1.6%
170th	Palau	10.01%	2.6%
171st	Argentina	10.05%	-2.1%
172nd	Sierra Leone	10.05%	-18.8%
173rd	Australia	10.09%	-0.5%
174th	Maldives	10.23%	17.9%
175th	Denmark	10.28%	-0.9%
176th	Austria	10.52%	0.0%
177th	Norway	10.53%	4.6%
178th	Japan	10.66%	-0.8%
179th	Belgium	10.90%	0.1%
180th	Nauru	10.95%	-21.3%
181st	Sweden	10.96%	0.2%
182nd	Germany	10.97%	0.4%
183rd	Canada	11.06%	2.7%
184th	Switzerland	11.20%	2.0%
185th	France	11.57%	0.6%
186th	Afghanistan	11.82%	17.0%
187th	Cuba	12.22%	-4.7%
188th	Micronesia, Federated States of	13.33%	5.6%
189th	Marshall Islands	14.63%	-1.0%
190th	United States	16.69%	1.8%
191st	Tuvalu	18.33%	36.3%

FAQ

What was European Union's health spending in 2016?▾

European Union's health spending in 2016 was 9.89%. This ranked 167th globally.

How did European Union's health spending change in 2016?▾

European Union's health spending decreased by 0.2% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest health spending in 2016?▾

Tuvalu had the highest health spending in 2016 at 18.33%.

What is the health spending of European Union in 2016?▾

The health spending of European Union in 2016 was 9.89%. This ranked 167th globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for European Union's health spending?▾

European Union's health spending went from 9.90% in 2015 to 9.89% in 2016, a 0.2% decrease.

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