Health Spending - Ranking 2008
Year
In 2008, Equatorial Guinea (1.23%), Qatar (1.64%), and Oman (1.76%) ranked highest in health spending among all countries. Nauru ranked lowest at 23.00%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Equatorial Guinea | 1.23% | -13.2% |
| 2nd | Qatar | 1.64% | -20.9% |
| 3rd | Oman | 1.76% | -16.9% |
| 4th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.88% | -3.4% |
| 5th | Kuwait | 1.92% | -0.1% |
| 6th | Azerbaijan | 2.05% | +2.7% |
| 7th | Bangladesh | 2.12% | -2.5% |
| 8th | Myanmar | 2.12% | +4.2% |
| 9th | Papua New Guinea | 2.14% | -11.8% |
| 10th | Congo, Republic of | 2.24% | +17.7% |
| 11th | Libya | 2.24% | -7.2% |
| 12th | Indonesia | 2.55% | -9.8% |
| 13th | Pakistan | 2.57% | -2.1% |
| 14th | Benin | 2.65% | -9.7% |
| 15th | Lao PDR | 2.77% | -11.6% |
| 16th | Gabon | 2.85% | -7.6% |
| 17th | United Arab Emirates | 2.93% | +14.1% |
| 18th | Saudi Arabia | 2.97% | -16.6% |
| 19th | Angola | 2.98% | +12.0% |
| 20th | Malaysia | 3.01% | -2.1% |
| 21st | Mauritania | 3.01% | +4.8% |
| 22nd | Kazakhstan | 3.03% | +11.9% |
| 23rd | Iraq | 3.07% | -4.6% |
| 24th | Bahrain | 3.07% | -2.8% |
| 25th | Vanuatu | 3.14% | +1.0% |
| 26th | Bhutan | 3.15% | -18.0% |
| 27th | Chad | 3.16% | -8.9% |
| 28th | Fiji | 3.18% | -6.7% |
| 29th | Singapore | 3.19% | +12.6% |
| 30th | Guinea | 3.27% | -6.2% |
| 31st | Cabo Verde | 3.27% | -14.9% |
| 32nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.41% | -8.7% |
| 33rd | Turkmenistan | 3.45% | +11.7% |
| 34th | Thailand | 3.46% | +8.3% |
| 35th | Senegal | 3.51% | +2.7% |
| 36th | Seychelles | 3.52% | -7.3% |
| 37th | India | 3.59% | +0.2% |
| 38th | Djibouti | 3.61% | -10.9% |
| 39th | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.66% | -11.9% |
| 40th | Cameroon | 3.66% | -3.6% |
| 41st | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.69% | -5.9% |
| 42nd | Nigeria | 3.70% | -5.5% |
| 43rd | Ghana | 3.73% | +0.4% |
| 44th | Togo | 3.74% | +1.7% |
| 45th | Haiti | 3.76% | +3.0% |
| 46th | Nepal | 3.82% | +3.9% |
| 47th | China | 3.84% | +6.1% |
| 48th | Sri Lanka | 3.85% | +0.8% |
| 49th | Philippines | 3.86% | +2.9% |
| 50th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.89% | +1.7% |
| 51st | Mauritius | 3.94% | +11.8% |
| 52nd | Algeria | 3.98% | +10.0% |
| 53rd | Central African Republic | 4.03% | -13.1% |
| 54th | Madagascar | 4.08% | -11.4% |
| 55th | Monaco | 4.08% | +7.1% |
| 56th | Mozambique | 4.13% | +8.8% |
| 57th | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.14% | -1.3% |
| 58th | Guyana | 4.20% | -1.8% |
| 59th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 4.31% | +10.8% |
| 60th | Viet Nam | 4.36% | -5.8% |
| 61st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 4.47% | +0.5% |
| 62nd | Zambia | 4.49% | -1.5% |
| 63rd | Belize | 4.51% | +11.3% |
| 64th | Peru | 4.53% | +2.4% |
| 65th | Samoa | 4.53% | -4.5% |
| 66th | Mongolia | 4.56% | +11.8% |
| 67th | Dominican Republic | 4.56% | +11.6% |
| 68th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.61% | -1.9% |
| 69th | Gambia, The | 4.66% | -6.0% |
| 70th | Uzbekistan | 4.70% | +3.6% |
| 71st | Suriname | 4.75% | -9.1% |
| 72nd | Morocco | 4.84% | +0.6% |
| 73rd | Bahamas, The | 4.86% | +8.2% |
| 74th | Russian Federation | 4.90% | +3.3% |
| 75th | Burkina Faso | 4.97% | -14.0% |
| 76th | Romania | 5.02% | +0.0% |
| 77th | Mali | 5.03% | -4.3% |
| 78th | Paraguay | 5.04% | +0.3% |
| 79th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 5.04% | +2.6% |
| 80th | Dominica | 5.05% | +5.4% |
| 81st | Comoros | 5.07% | -6.4% |
| 82nd | St. Lucia | 5.09% | -8.1% |
| 83rd | Tunisia | 5.16% | -0.2% |
| 84th | Kenya | 5.19% | +1.3% |
| 85th | Türkiye | 5.22% | -0.4% |
| 86th | Niger | 5.25% | -3.4% |
| 87th | Korea | 5.25% | +5.8% |
| 88th | Belarus | 5.29% | -7.0% |
| 89th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 5.31% | +10.6% |
| 90th | Guinea-Bissau | 5.35% | +8.7% |
| 91st | Grenada | 5.39% | +2.8% |
| 92nd | San Marino | 5.41% | +6.2% |
| 93rd | Sudan | 5.42% | -4.2% |
| 94th | Albania | 5.44% | -7.0% |
| 95th | Mexico | 5.45% | -1.1% |
| 96th | Uganda | 5.45% | -10.8% |
| 97th | Ukraine | 5.50% | -8.6% |
| 98th | Solomon Islands | 5.51% | -23.4% |
| 99th | Ecuador | 5.52% | -0.6% |
| 100th | Tanzania | 5.56% | -19.3% |
| 101st | Sierra Leone | 5.60% | +5.4% |
| 102nd | Cambodia | 5.61% | +26.8% |
| 103rd | Andorra | 5.68% | +14.9% |
| 104th | Barbados | 5.74% | +6.9% |
| 105th | Yemen, Republic of | 5.76% | -1.0% |
| 106th | Latvia | 5.87% | +0.8% |
| 107th | Botswana | 5.90% | +6.8% |
| 108th | Tajikistan | 5.91% | +6.7% |
| 109th | Estonia | 5.96% | +14.9% |
| 110th | São Tomé and Principe | 5.97% | -14.8% |
| 111th | Liberia | 6.00% | +38.5% |
| 112th | Cyprus | 6.01% | +12.3% |
| 113th | Tonga | 6.06% | +28.0% |
| 114th | Guatemala | 6.08% | -1.8% |
| 115th | Malawi | 6.11% | +12.2% |
| 116th | Luxembourg | 6.23% | +1.2% |
| 117th | Bulgaria | 6.28% | +2.1% |
| 118th | Lithuania | 6.29% | +9.2% |
| 119th | Czechia | 6.34% | +5.8% |
| 120th | Poland | 6.35% | +8.3% |
| 121st | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.53% | -5.9% |
| 122nd | North Macedonia | 6.55% | -0.3% |
| 123rd | Eritrea | 6.58% | +24.6% |
| 124th | Armenia | 6.64% | +20.8% |
| 125th | Jamaica | 6.66% | +7.5% |
| 126th | Chile | 6.74% | +8.5% |
| 127th | Panama | 6.80% | -7.5% |
| 128th | Israel | 6.81% | +2.0% |
| 129th | Colombia | 6.84% | +5.4% |
| 130th | Slovak Republic | 6.96% | -3.0% |
| 131st | Timor-Leste | 6.97% | +23.3% |
| 132nd | Hungary | 7.09% | -1.6% |
| 133rd | South Africa | 7.15% | +3.5% |
| 134th | Nicaragua | 7.17% | +3.0% |
| 135th | Costa Rica | 7.47% | +6.7% |
| 136th | Rwanda | 7.56% | -3.9% |
| 137th | Croatia | 7.64% | +3.3% |
| 138th | Lesotho | 7.67% | +6.1% |
| 139th | Burundi | 7.74% | -15.7% |
| 140th | Lebanon | 7.82% | -8.7% |
| 141st | Malta | 7.82% | -4.4% |
| 142nd | Slovenia | 7.89% | +4.7% |
| 143rd | Norway | 7.92% | -1.3% |
| 144th | Brazil | 8.01% | -2.3% |
| 145th | Japan | 8.09% | +4.0% |
| 146th | Uruguay | 8.09% | +8.4% |
| 147th | Sweden | 8.23% | +3.0% |
| 148th | Argentina | 8.24% | +4.8% |
| 149th | Australia | 8.25% | +2.4% |
| 150th | Finland | 8.34% | +3.2% |
| 151st | Iceland | 8.34% | -0.1% |
| 152nd | Palau | 8.41% | -4.8% |
| 153rd | Spain | 8.43% | +5.9% |
| 154th | Georgia | 8.44% | +13.6% |
| 155th | Jordan | 8.49% | +7.3% |
| 156th | El Salvador | 8.50% | +0.2% |
| 157th | Italy | 8.50% | +4.9% |
| 158th | Honduras | 8.60% | +6.4% |
| 159th | New Zealand | 8.65% | +3.9% |
| 160th | Eswatini | 8.86% | +11.7% |
| 161st | Greece | 8.95% | +5.0% |
| 162nd | United Kingdom | 9.03% | +3.1% |
| 163rd | Ireland | 9.13% | +16.9% |
| 164th | Serbia | 9.13% | +1.2% |
| 165th | European Union | 9.16% | +3.0% |
| 166th | Netherlands | 9.22% | +2.4% |
| 167th | Denmark | 9.47% | +1.8% |
| 168th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.49% | +2.5% |
| 169th | Switzerland | 9.53% | +1.2% |
| 170th | Portugal | 9.58% | +3.6% |
| 171st | Canada | 9.59% | +1.7% |
| 172nd | Belgium | 9.60% | +5.0% |
| 173rd | Austria | 9.83% | +2.4% |
| 174th | Germany | 10.03% | +2.0% |
| 175th | Afghanistan | 10.26% | +3.6% |
| 176th | Tuvalu | 10.34% | -1.1% |
| 177th | France | 10.51% | +1.7% |
| 178th | West Bank and Gaza | 10.53% | +9.8% |
| 179th | Namibia | 10.68% | -6.5% |
| 180th | Moldova | 10.95% | -0.6% |
| 181st | Cuba | 11.31% | +3.2% |
| 182nd | Maldives | 11.47% | +38.1% |
| 183rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 12.08% | +7.6% |
| 184th | Kiribati | 13.51% | +23.5% |
| 185th | United States | 15.21% | +1.9% |
| 186th | Marshall Islands | 18.98% | +12.8% |
| 187th | Nauru | 23.00% | -5.1% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest health spending in 2008?▾
Equatorial Guinea has the highest health spending in 2008 at 1.23%.
Which country has the lowest health spending in 2008?▾
Nauru has the lowest health spending in 2008 at 23.00%.
How many countries are ranked by health spending?▾
187 countries have health spending data for 2008.
What are the top 3 countries by health spending?▾
1. Equatorial Guinea (1.23%), 2. Qatar (1.64%), 3. Oman (1.76%).