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Health Spending - Ranking 2019

All countries ranked by health spending · World Bank
Year

In 2019, Bangladesh (2.13%), Angola (2.20%), and Brunei Darussalam (2.23%) ranked highest in health spending among all countries. Tuvalu ranked lowest at 22.22%.

Health Spending by Country - 2019
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Bangladesh 2.13% -8.2%
2nd Angola 2.20% -4.1%
3rd Brunei Darussalam 2.23% -7.7%
4th Papua New Guinea 2.33% +1.1%
5th Congo, Republic of 2.35% +33.7%
6th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 2.41% -4.1%
7th Djibouti 2.41% -4.6%
8th Lao PDR 2.60% +15.9%
9th Gabon 2.77% +0.6%
10th Pakistan 2.85% +0.7%
11th Kazakhstan 2.87% -1.0%
12th Indonesia 2.88% +0.4%
13th India 2.95% +3.3%
14th Nigeria 2.99% -3.4%
15th Benin 3.00% -12.6%
16th Mauritania 3.09% +7.2%
17th Madagascar 3.10% -26.5%
18th Gambia, The 3.15% -1.2%
19th Qatar 3.18% +7.5%
20th Côte d'Ivoire 3.19% +3.2%
21st Zimbabwe 3.23% -30.8%
22nd Ghana 3.25% +33.9%
23rd Equatorial Guinea 3.28% +12.2%
24th Bhutan 3.38% +10.0%
25th Chad 3.38% +2.9%
26th Vanuatu 3.50% +1.6%
27th Congo, Democratic Republic of 3.51% +8.2%
28th Cameroon 3.65% +0.9%
29th Sri Lanka 3.70% +1.6%
30th Bahrain 3.78% -4.0%
31st Thailand 3.79% -2.1%
32nd Uganda 3.79% -5.7%
33rd Oman 3.81% +18.4%
34th Myanmar 3.81% -15.9%
35th Mali 3.83% +2.6%
36th Malaysia 3.84% +2.1%
37th Monaco 3.88% -4.1%
38th Haiti 3.91% -9.4%
39th Syrian Arab Republic 3.97% +0.8%
40th Tanzania 4.02% -7.0%
41st Guinea 4.09% +9.4%
42nd Philippines 4.17% +5.4%
43rd Azerbaijan 4.18% +9.0%
44th Iraq 4.21% +3.2%
45th Seychelles 4.25% -3.7%
46th Kyrgyz Republic 4.25% -15.1%
47th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4.26% +0.2%
48th Antigua and Barbuda 4.28% -8.7%
49th Fiji 4.28% +4.3%
50th St. Lucia 4.29% +0.4%
51st Türkiye 4.36% +5.8%
52nd Dominican Republic 4.37% +3.6%
53rd Kenya 4.37% +6.6%
54th United Arab Emirates 4.40% +7.4%
55th Singapore 4.41% +8.2%
56th Solomon Islands 4.44% +14.8%
57th Nepal 4.45% -1.8%
58th Mongolia 4.49% -0.9%
59th Senegal 4.50% +1.4%
60th Egypt, Arab Republic of 4.60% -3.1%
61st Sudan 4.60% +3.1%
62nd Eritrea 4.65% +9.4%
63rd Belize 4.82% +1.3%
64th Cabo Verde 4.82% +0.8%
65th Uzbekistan 4.84% +6.2%
66th Guyana 4.90% 0.0%
67th Rwanda 4.91% -9.9%
68th Grenada 4.93% +7.6%
69th Viet Nam 4.97% -1.0%
70th Timor-Leste 4.99% -22.0%
71st Morocco 5.02% +1.5%
72nd Cambodia 5.06% +12.5%
73rd Peru 5.13% +0.8%
74th Dominica 5.17% -16.4%
75th Comoros 5.18% +5.7%
76th Kuwait 5.18% +0.2%
77th St. Kitts and Nevis 5.19% +6.0%
78th China 5.27% +3.9%
79th Mexico 5.30% +1.2%
80th Burkina Faso 5.35% +8.2%
81st Algeria 5.42% -8.7%
82nd Luxembourg 5.47% +3.7%
83rd Saudi Arabia 5.47% +2.4%
84th São Tomé and Principe 5.48% -7.4%
85th Libya 5.55% +14.0%
86th Turkmenistan 5.55% 0.0%
87th Samoa 5.65% +18.3%
88th Russian Federation 5.65% +5.5%
89th Niger 5.67% +6.9%
90th Barbados 5.67% -2.7%
91st Mauritius 5.70% +1.6%
92nd Romania 5.70% +3.3%
93rd Bahamas, The 5.70% -2.3%
94th Sierra Leone 5.71% +7.7%
95th Tonga 5.75% -6.2%
96th Liechtenstein 5.78% +4.3%
97th Belarus 5.86% +6.0%
98th Togo 5.91% -4.0%
99th Tunisia 6.02% +1.5%
100th Botswana 6.12% +1.4%
101st Guatemala 6.17% +1.1%
102nd Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.23% -6.0%
103rd Hungary 6.25% -4.7%
104th Malawi 6.37% -7.4%
105th Poland 6.39% +2.2%
106th Moldova 6.50% -3.1%
107th Ireland 6.62% -1.9%
108th Estonia 6.65% +1.3%
109th Zambia 6.75% +41.6%
110th Albania 6.78% +2.9%
111th Croatia 6.79% +1.1%
112th Latvia 6.86% +7.1%
113th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.89% +4.3%
114th Trinidad and Tobago 6.91% +3.9%
115th Slovak Republic 6.91% +4.1%
116th Lithuania 6.94% +7.4%
117th Tajikistan 6.95% -0.9%
118th Jamaica 6.97% +1.9%
119th Cyprus 7.00% +3.2%
120th North Macedonia 7.07% +9.4%
121st Jordan 7.07% +1.3%
122nd Ukraine 7.09% -5.7%
123rd Bulgaria 7.12% -3.0%
124th Guinea-Bissau 7.15% -1.9%
125th Paraguay 7.16% +6.2%
126th Israel 7.21% -0.4%
127th Costa Rica 7.22% -0.9%
128th Georgia 7.31% -5.7%
129th Andorra 7.32% -0.8%
130th Honduras 7.34% +1.6%
131st Czechia 7.49% +1.6%
132nd Maldives 7.50% +2.9%
133rd Korea 7.69% +7.7%
134th Central African Republic 7.76% -29.4%
135th Ecuador 7.81% -0.3%
136th Colombia 7.83% +1.5%
137th Mozambique 7.90% -1.0%
138th Greece 8.12% +0.6%
139th Panama 8.14% +7.0%
140th San Marino 8.15% -1.6%
141st South Africa 8.25% +2.0%
142nd Serbia 8.29% +1.3%
143rd Montenegro 8.33% -0.2%
144th Liberia 8.38% -19.7%
145th Suriname 8.38% +26.9%
146th Eswatini 8.40% +14.8%
147th Nicaragua 8.50% +0.0%
148th Slovenia 8.57% +2.6%
149th Italy 8.62% -0.5%
150th New Zealand 8.62% +0.6%
151st Iceland 8.64% +2.4%
152nd Lebanon 8.69% +7.6%
153rd El Salvador 8.81% +5.8%
154th Namibia 8.86% +2.7%
155th Malta 8.89% +9.6%
156th Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.93% +1.9%
157th Burundi 9.06% +24.2%
158th South Sudan 9.07% -22.5%
159th West Bank and Gaza 9.19% -4.9%
160th Spain 9.22% +1.6%
161st Finland 9.22% +1.3%
162nd Uruguay 9.24% +3.8%
163rd Chile 9.31% +1.7%
164th Portugal 9.51% +0.9%
165th Brazil 9.61% +1.6%
166th European Union 9.87% +0.4%
167th Netherlands 9.94% +0.9%
168th United Kingdom 9.98% +1.9%
169th Argentina 10.12% -0.5%
170th Kiribati 10.17% -6.7%
171st Denmark 10.18% +0.4%
172nd Australia 10.25% +1.6%
173rd Norway 10.44% +4.8%
174th Austria 10.63% +1.0%
175th Belgium 10.86% -1.2%
176th Sweden 10.93% -1.4%
177th Japan 10.97% +2.1%
178th Yemen, Republic of 10.97% +20.7%
179th Canada 11.05% +1.2%
180th Cuba 11.09% +0.6%
181st France 11.17% -1.2%
182nd Armenia 11.38% +13.7%
183rd Switzerland 11.43% +2.0%
184th Germany 11.43% +2.2%
185th Nauru 11.56% +4.3%
186th Micronesia, Federated States of 11.87% -0.6%
187th Palau 12.17% +8.8%
188th Afghanistan 14.83% +4.4%
189th Marshall Islands 14.99% +3.6%
190th United States 16.54% +0.2%
191st Lesotho 21.92% +97.0%
192nd Tuvalu 22.22% +20.6%

FAQ

Which country has the highest health spending in 2019?

Bangladesh has the highest health spending in 2019 at 2.13%.

Which country has the lowest health spending in 2019?

Tuvalu has the lowest health spending in 2019 at 22.22%.

How many countries are ranked by health spending?

192 countries have health spending data for 2019.

What are the top 3 countries by health spending?

1. Bangladesh (2.13%), 2. Angola (2.20%), 3. Brunei Darussalam (2.23%).