Health Spending - Ranking 2020
Year
In 2020, Lao PDR (2.06%), Bangladesh (2.18%), and Papua New Guinea (2.30%) ranked highest in health spending among all countries. United States ranked lowest at 18.52%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lao PDR | 2.06% | -20.9% |
| 2nd | Bangladesh | 2.18% | +2.6% |
| 3rd | Papua New Guinea | 2.30% | -1.0% |
| 4th | Djibouti | 2.34% | -3.1% |
| 5th | Brunei Darussalam | 2.45% | +10.0% |
| 6th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 2.47% | +2.7% |
| 7th | Angola | 2.82% | +27.8% |
| 8th | Pakistan | 2.95% | +3.7% |
| 9th | Zimbabwe | 2.95% | -8.6% |
| 10th | Mauritania | 3.00% | -2.9% |
| 11th | Sudan | 3.04% | -33.8% |
| 12th | Tanzania | 3.05% | -24.2% |
| 13th | Benin | 3.05% | +1.6% |
| 14th | India | 3.34% | +13.2% |
| 15th | Nigeria | 3.38% | +13.2% |
| 16th | Indonesia | 3.42% | +18.8% |
| 17th | Gabon | 3.44% | +24.3% |
| 18th | Mali | 3.51% | -8.4% |
| 19th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.62% | +13.6% |
| 20th | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.67% | -7.5% |
| 21st | Equatorial Guinea | 3.71% | +13.0% |
| 22nd | Madagascar | 3.72% | +20.1% |
| 23rd | Haiti | 3.79% | -3.2% |
| 24th | Qatar | 3.82% | +19.9% |
| 25th | Kazakhstan | 3.83% | +33.4% |
| 26th | Guinea | 3.90% | -4.6% |
| 27th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.98% | +13.4% |
| 28th | Gambia, The | 4.01% | +27.6% |
| 29th | Congo, Republic of | 4.02% | +71.1% |
| 30th | Malaysia | 4.08% | +6.3% |
| 31st | Bhutan | 4.08% | +21.0% |
| 32nd | Vanuatu | 4.12% | +17.9% |
| 33rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 4.15% | -9.7% |
| 34th | Cameroon | 4.25% | +16.4% |
| 35th | Sri Lanka | 4.27% | +15.5% |
| 36th | Myanmar | 4.28% | +12.2% |
| 37th | Monaco | 4.29% | +10.5% |
| 38th | Eritrea | 4.31% | -7.2% |
| 39th | Viet Nam | 4.33% | -12.9% |
| 40th | Chad | 4.35% | +28.6% |
| 41st | Thailand | 4.36% | +15.0% |
| 42nd | Ghana | 4.43% | +36.2% |
| 43rd | Kenya | 4.49% | +2.8% |
| 44th | Bahrain | 4.56% | +20.4% |
| 45th | Türkiye | 4.62% | +5.9% |
| 46th | Mongolia | 4.67% | +3.8% |
| 47th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.87% | +14.3% |
| 48th | Solomon Islands | 4.89% | +10.3% |
| 49th | Kyrgyz Republic | 4.94% | +16.0% |
| 50th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4.96% | -20.4% |
| 51st | Dominican Republic | 4.96% | +13.7% |
| 52nd | Oman | 5.12% | +34.5% |
| 53rd | Cambodia | 5.13% | +1.4% |
| 54th | Senegal | 5.15% | +14.6% |
| 55th | Philippines | 5.16% | +23.9% |
| 56th | Nepal | 5.21% | +17.2% |
| 57th | Uganda | 5.24% | +38.1% |
| 58th | Fiji | 5.29% | +23.5% |
| 59th | Grenada | 5.31% | +7.6% |
| 60th | Belize | 5.34% | +10.9% |
| 61st | Guyana | 5.38% | +9.6% |
| 62nd | China | 5.50% | +4.5% |
| 63rd | Tonga | 5.56% | -3.2% |
| 64th | Turkmenistan | 5.57% | +0.4% |
| 65th | Algeria | 5.64% | +4.1% |
| 66th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 5.66% | +9.0% |
| 67th | Sierra Leone | 5.66% | -0.7% |
| 68th | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.68% | +32.9% |
| 69th | Singapore | 5.70% | +29.3% |
| 70th | Iraq | 5.73% | +36.1% |
| 71st | Luxembourg | 5.77% | +5.5% |
| 72nd | Morocco | 5.79% | +15.3% |
| 73rd | Rwanda | 5.80% | +18.0% |
| 74th | United Arab Emirates | 5.82% | +32.3% |
| 75th | Seychelles | 5.84% | +37.3% |
| 76th | Azerbaijan | 5.85% | +39.8% |
| 77th | Comoros | 5.90% | +13.9% |
| 78th | Suriname | 6.03% | -28.0% |
| 79th | Mexico | 6.05% | +14.2% |
| 80th | Liechtenstein | 6.06% | +4.7% |
| 81st | Dominica | 6.07% | +17.4% |
| 82nd | Uzbekistan | 6.09% | +25.9% |
| 83rd | Samoa | 6.09% | +7.9% |
| 84th | Mauritius | 6.10% | +7.0% |
| 85th | Kuwait | 6.11% | +18.0% |
| 86th | Botswana | 6.12% | 0.0% |
| 87th | Niger | 6.17% | +8.9% |
| 88th | Togo | 6.19% | +4.7% |
| 89th | Romania | 6.21% | +9.0% |
| 90th | Zambia | 6.31% | -6.6% |
| 91st | Peru | 6.35% | +23.8% |
| 92nd | Belarus | 6.41% | +9.3% |
| 93rd | Poland | 6.43% | +0.6% |
| 94th | Guatemala | 6.46% | +4.6% |
| 95th | Saudi Arabia | 6.65% | +21.6% |
| 96th | Barbados | 6.73% | +18.5% |
| 97th | Burkina Faso | 6.89% | +28.9% |
| 98th | Ireland | 6.97% | +5.4% |
| 99th | Moldova | 7.00% | +7.8% |
| 100th | St. Lucia | 7.01% | +63.4% |
| 101st | Cabo Verde | 7.03% | +45.8% |
| 102nd | Malawi | 7.04% | +10.5% |
| 103rd | Tunisia | 7.06% | +17.1% |
| 104th | Slovak Republic | 7.06% | +2.2% |
| 105th | Eswatini | 7.10% | -15.5% |
| 106th | Libya | 7.11% | +28.1% |
| 107th | Hungary | 7.23% | +15.7% |
| 108th | Timor-Leste | 7.26% | +45.5% |
| 109th | São Tomé and Principe | 7.32% | +33.6% |
| 110th | Bahamas, The | 7.40% | +29.7% |
| 111th | Lithuania | 7.42% | +6.8% |
| 112th | Albania | 7.47% | +10.1% |
| 113th | Estonia | 7.47% | +12.4% |
| 114th | Jamaica | 7.48% | +7.3% |
| 115th | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.48% | +8.2% |
| 116th | Lebanon | 7.48% | -13.9% |
| 117th | Latvia | 7.51% | +9.4% |
| 118th | Jordan | 7.55% | +6.7% |
| 119th | Mozambique | 7.55% | -4.4% |
| 120th | Ukraine | 7.56% | +6.6% |
| 121st | Paraguay | 7.68% | +7.2% |
| 122nd | Croatia | 7.68% | +13.2% |
| 123rd | North Macedonia | 7.73% | +9.4% |
| 124th | Israel | 7.75% | +7.5% |
| 125th | Costa Rica | 7.83% | +8.4% |
| 126th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.02% | +16.5% |
| 127th | Korea | 8.03% | +4.3% |
| 128th | Russian Federation | 8.04% | +42.4% |
| 129th | Serbia | 8.31% | +0.2% |
| 130th | Bulgaria | 8.44% | +18.6% |
| 131st | San Marino | 8.48% | +4.1% |
| 132nd | Nicaragua | 8.56% | +0.7% |
| 133rd | Ecuador | 8.61% | +10.2% |
| 134th | Cyprus | 8.65% | +23.6% |
| 135th | Colombia | 8.70% | +11.0% |
| 136th | Andorra | 8.78% | +20.0% |
| 137th | Tajikistan | 8.89% | +28.0% |
| 138th | El Salvador | 8.95% | +1.6% |
| 139th | Czechia | 8.97% | +19.8% |
| 140th | Central African Republic | 8.98% | +15.8% |
| 141st | Guinea-Bissau | 8.99% | +25.8% |
| 142nd | South Africa | 9.02% | +9.4% |
| 143rd | Uruguay | 9.09% | -1.7% |
| 144th | Honduras | 9.22% | +25.5% |
| 145th | Georgia | 9.23% | +26.2% |
| 146th | New Zealand | 9.25% | +7.3% |
| 147th | South Sudan | 9.35% | +3.1% |
| 148th | Greece | 9.38% | +15.6% |
| 149th | Slovenia | 9.49% | +10.8% |
| 150th | Namibia | 9.56% | +7.9% |
| 151st | Italy | 9.56% | +11.0% |
| 152nd | Brazil | 9.62% | +0.1% |
| 153rd | Iceland | 9.65% | +11.7% |
| 154th | Chile | 9.70% | +4.2% |
| 155th | Finland | 9.70% | +5.2% |
| 156th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.70% | +8.7% |
| 157th | Malta | 9.85% | +10.8% |
| 158th | Panama | 10.22% | +25.6% |
| 159th | West Bank and Gaza | 10.28% | +11.9% |
| 160th | Lesotho | 10.41% | -52.5% |
| 161st | Portugal | 10.52% | +10.6% |
| 162nd | Argentina | 10.67% | +5.5% |
| 163rd | Denmark | 10.69% | +5.0% |
| 164th | Australia | 10.70% | +4.4% |
| 165th | Burundi | 10.71% | +18.2% |
| 166th | Spain | 10.79% | +17.1% |
| 167th | European Union | 10.80% | +9.4% |
| 168th | Netherlands | 10.95% | +10.2% |
| 169th | Austria | 11.41% | +7.4% |
| 170th | Montenegro | 11.42% | +37.1% |
| 171st | Norway | 11.42% | +9.4% |
| 172nd | Sweden | 11.42% | +4.5% |
| 173rd | Maldives | 11.44% | +52.5% |
| 174th | Japan | 11.45% | +4.4% |
| 175th | Belgium | 11.46% | +5.6% |
| 176th | Nauru | 11.56% | 0.0% |
| 177th | Yemen, Republic of | 11.65% | +6.1% |
| 178th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 11.98% | +0.9% |
| 179th | Switzerland | 11.99% | +4.9% |
| 180th | United Kingdom | 12.10% | +21.3% |
| 181st | Marshall Islands | 12.12% | -19.1% |
| 182nd | France | 12.13% | +8.6% |
| 183rd | Armenia | 12.24% | +7.6% |
| 184th | Germany | 12.47% | +9.1% |
| 185th | Cuba | 12.49% | +12.6% |
| 186th | Liberia | 12.91% | +53.9% |
| 187th | Canada | 13.02% | +17.8% |
| 188th | Palau | 13.32% | +9.4% |
| 189th | Kiribati | 13.66% | +34.3% |
| 190th | Afghanistan | 15.53% | +4.7% |
| 191st | Tuvalu | 17.89% | -19.5% |
| 192nd | United States | 18.52% | +11.9% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest health spending in 2020?▾
Lao PDR has the highest health spending in 2020 at 2.06%.
Which country has the lowest health spending in 2020?▾
United States has the lowest health spending in 2020 at 18.52%.
How many countries are ranked by health spending?▾
192 countries have health spending data for 2020.
What are the top 3 countries by health spending?▾
1. Lao PDR (2.06%), 2. Bangladesh (2.18%), 3. Papua New Guinea (2.30%).