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Health Spending - Ranking 2020

All countries ranked by health spending · World Bank
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%.

Health Spending by Country - 2020
RankCountryValueYoY %
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%).