United Kingdom - Health Spending 2025
10.57%
−0.56% from 2024
United Kingdom's health spending was 10.57% in 2025, decreased +0.56% from 11.13% in 2024. This was the 23rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2025▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tuvalu | 26.67% | -1.6% |
| 2nd | Nauru | 22.14% | 21.6% |
| 3rd | Afghanistan | 21.13% | 41.0% |
| 4th | United States | 16.45% | -1.5% |
| 5th | Liberia | 16.20% | 24.6% |
| 6th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 13.21% | 2.6% |
| 7th | Palau | 12.72% | 17.2% |
| 8th | Marshall Islands | 12.65% | -5.6% |
| 9th | Central African Republic | 12.00% | 12.6% |
| 10th | Germany | 11.92% | -2.9% |
| 11th | Switzerland | 11.79% | 0.8% |
| 12th | Japan | 11.68% | 8.7% |
| 13th | Austria | 11.50% | -2.8% |
| 14th | France | 11.28% | -2.2% |
| 15th | West Bank and Gaza | 11.08% | 3.2% |
| 16th | Sweden | 11.03% | -1.7% |
| 17th | Finland | 10.83% | 3.4% |
| 18th | Kiribati | 10.80% | -1.4% |
| 19th | Belgium | 10.70% | -1.0% |
| 20th | Chile | 10.66% | 1.2% |
| 21st | Timor-Leste | 10.61% | 10.6% |
| 22nd | Montenegro | 10.60% | 9.8% |
| 23rd | United Kingdom | 10.57% | -5.0% |
| 24th | New Zealand | 10.57% | 5.1% |
| 25th | Canada | 10.41% | -7.9% |
| 26th | Argentina | 10.36% | 0.9% |
| 27th | Australia | 10.14% | -2.4% |
| 28th | El Salvador | 10.13% | 9.1% |
| 29th | European Union | 10.09% | -4.3% |
| 30th | Namibia | 10.07% | 6.2% |
| 31st | Cuba | 10.07% | 7.3% |
| 32nd | Portugal | 9.99% | -2.5% |
| 33rd | Slovenia | 9.73% | -1.5% |
| 34th | Brazil | 9.60% | -1.4% |
| 35th | South Sudan | 9.50% | -18.1% |
| 36th | Netherlands | 9.43% | -5.7% |
| 37th | Guinea-Bissau | 9.42% | 6.8% |
| 38th | Spain | 9.41% | 2.0% |
| 39th | Mongolia | 9.19% | 51.4% |
| 40th | South Africa | 9.14% | 2.6% |
| 41st | Burkina Faso | 9.08% | 16.4% |
| 42nd | Tonga | 8.99% | 22.1% |
| 43rd | Korea | 8.95% | 3.2% |
| 44th | Tunisia | 8.94% | 11.9% |
| 45th | Cyprus | 8.93% | 10.0% |
| 46th | Mozambique | 8.93% | 5.0% |
| 47th | Malta | 8.90% | 0.6% |
| 48th | Denmark | 8.84% | -5.8% |
| 49th | Nicaragua | 8.78% | 5.9% |
| 50th | Uruguay | 8.77% | -2.7% |
| 51st | Paraguay | 8.77% | 5.0% |
| 52nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.77% | -1.7% |
| 53rd | Maldives | 8.73% | -5.6% |
| 54th | Jamaica | 8.72% | 14.7% |
| 55th | Panama | 8.66% | 4.0% |
| 56th | Comoros | 8.64% | 31.8% |
| 57th | Iceland | 8.52% | -5.1% |
| 58th | Greece | 8.52% | 1.5% |
| 59th | Burundi | 8.51% | -6.5% |
| 60th | Armenia | 8.49% | -8.9% |
| 61st | Latvia | 8.40% | 15.5% |
| 62nd | Serbia | 8.39% | 4.5% |
| 63rd | Bulgaria | 8.26% | 4.3% |
| 64th | Czechia | 8.21% | -3.5% |
| 65th | Honduras | 8.21% | 6.5% |
| 66th | Poland | 8.11% | 0.5% |
| 67th | Jordan | 8.09% | 5.6% |
| 68th | Uzbekistan | 7.98% | 18.4% |
| 69th | Italy | 7.97% | -5.6% |
| 70th | Yemen, Republic of | 7.96% | -17.9% |
| 71st | Slovak Republic | 7.94% | 8.0% |
| 72nd | Andorra | 7.79% | 1.2% |
| 73rd | North Macedonia | 7.78% | 4.7% |
| 74th | Samoa | 7.77% | 14.6% |
| 75th | Tajikistan | 7.74% | 4.1% |
| 76th | Colombia | 7.72% | -5.2% |
| 77th | Georgia | 7.71% | 12.4% |
| 78th | Estonia | 7.66% | -2.3% |
| 79th | Norway | 7.59% | -19.5% |
| 80th | Russian Federation | 7.58% | 7.6% |
| 81st | Guatemala | 7.58% | 11.4% |
| 82nd | Belarus | 7.54% | 6.5% |
| 83rd | Croatia | 7.53% | 5.4% |
| 84th | Albania | 7.48% | 6.1% |
| 85th | Nepal | 7.47% | 21.4% |
| 86th | Lithuania | 7.44% | -2.0% |
| 87th | Ecuador | 7.39% | -2.3% |
| 88th | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.31% | -2.8% |
| 89th | Lesotho | 7.25% | -42.5% |
| 90th | Moldova | 7.17% | 6.4% |
| 91st | Libya | 7.11% | -8.9% |
| 92nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.11% | 2.8% |
| 93rd | Israel | 7.06% | -0.5% |
| 94th | Bahamas, The | 6.98% | 10.8% |
| 95th | Cabo Verde | 6.89% | 17.8% |
| 96th | Eswatini | 6.87% | -8.4% |
| 97th | Costa Rica | 6.80% | -1.0% |
| 98th | Malawi | 6.78% | 3.8% |
| 99th | Hungary | 6.63% | 4.1% |
| 100th | Ireland | 6.54% | -4.6% |
| 101st | Morocco | 6.44% | 6.1% |
| 102nd | Peru | 6.29% | 11.5% |
| 103rd | China | 6.26% | 5.4% |
| 104th | Togo | 6.19% | 1.3% |
| 105th | Botswana | 6.06% | -3.1% |
| 106th | São Tomé and Principe | 6.06% | 4.9% |
| 107th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 6.04% | 5.3% |
| 108th | Luxembourg | 5.86% | -0.5% |
| 109th | San Marino | 5.86% | -11.3% |
| 110th | Philippines | 5.86% | 14.8% |
| 111th | Rwanda | 5.82% | 13.6% |
| 112th | Romania | 5.82% | 1.9% |
| 113th | Mauritius | 5.76% | 3.5% |
| 114th | Mexico | 5.71% | 3.8% |
| 115th | Barbados | 5.67% | 4.9% |
| 116th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 5.64% | -6.4% |
| 117th | Thailand | 5.64% | 24.2% |
| 118th | Solomon Islands | 5.61% | 4.5% |
| 119th | Dominica | 5.54% | 10.6% |
| 120th | Liechtenstein | 5.50% | -3.8% |
| 121st | Iraq | 5.49% | -0.8% |
| 122nd | Saudi Arabia | 5.45% | -4.1% |
| 123rd | Mauritania | 5.45% | 25.4% |
| 124th | Chad | 5.39% | 7.8% |
| 125th | Turkmenistan | 5.37% | -2.3% |
| 126th | Zambia | 5.12% | -14.4% |
| 127th | Myanmar | 5.12% | 14.8% |
| 128th | Cameroon | 5.08% | 11.5% |
| 129th | Nigeria | 5.06% | 20.9% |
| 130th | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.06% | 12.4% |
| 131st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 5.05% | 3.4% |
| 132nd | United Arab Emirates | 4.96% | -0.1% |
| 133rd | Bhutan | 4.88% | 10.5% |
| 134th | St. Lucia | 4.85% | 2.6% |
| 135th | Dominican Republic | 4.79% | 4.2% |
| 136th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.72% | 6.4% |
| 137th | Grenada | 4.69% | 0.7% |
| 138th | Uganda | 4.68% | 10.4% |
| 139th | Vanuatu | 4.55% | 10.5% |
| 140th | Cambodia | 4.51% | -2.4% |
| 141st | Seychelles | 4.44% | -0.8% |
| 142nd | Viet Nam | 4.34% | -4.8% |
| 143rd | Kenya | 4.34% | -0.3% |
| 144th | Singapore | 4.34% | -3.5% |
| 145th | Kazakhstan | 4.32% | 14.8% |
| 146th | Kuwait | 4.23% | -14.9% |
| 147th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 4.06% | 8.5% |
| 148th | Sierra Leone | 4.06% | -14.0% |
| 149th | Malaysia | 4.05% | 2.4% |
| 150th | Sri Lanka | 4.04% | 9.6% |
| 151st | Bahrain | 4.01% | 0.5% |
| 152nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.92% | 6.5% |
| 153rd | Senegal | 3.91% | -9.5% |
| 154th | Türkiye | 3.87% | -9.5% |
| 155th | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.83% | -2.1% |
| 156th | Fiji | 3.81% | 5.4% |
| 157th | Mali | 3.76% | -1.5% |
| 158th | Suriname | 3.73% | -31.0% |
| 159th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.73% | 8.7% |
| 160th | Belize | 3.73% | -10.1% |
| 161st | India | 3.61% | 8.0% |
| 162nd | Azerbaijan | 3.58% | -16.2% |
| 163rd | Guinea | 3.50% | -5.1% |
| 164th | Madagascar | 3.42% | -0.1% |
| 165th | Benin | 3.30% | -1.2% |
| 166th | Equatorial Guinea | 3.20% | -8.7% |
| 167th | Eritrea | 3.19% | -13.3% |
| 168th | Niger | 3.19% | -21.3% |
| 169th | Algeria | 3.16% | -27.4% |
| 170th | Congo, Republic of | 3.16% | -4.2% |
| 171st | Ghana | 3.08% | 4.7% |
| 172nd | Gabon | 3.08% | -1.8% |
| 173rd | Gambia, The | 3.07% | 6.2% |
| 174th | Papua New Guinea | 3.05% | 6.3% |
| 175th | Zimbabwe | 2.97% | 1.4% |
| 176th | Oman | 2.89% | -17.2% |
| 177th | Angola | 2.77% | 8.7% |
| 178th | Haiti | 2.73% | -14.5% |
| 179th | Monaco | 2.71% | -13.3% |
| 180th | Lebanon | 2.69% | -51.7% |
| 181st | Indonesia | 2.65% | -2.0% |
| 182nd | Tanzania | 2.60% | -14.7% |
| 183rd | Pakistan | 2.56% | 1.6% |
| 184th | Djibouti | 2.46% | 7.6% |
| 185th | Sudan | 2.35% | -17.5% |
| 186th | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.33% | -14.2% |
| 187th | Bangladesh | 2.24% | 3.2% |
| 188th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.89% | -15.1% |
| 189th | Qatar | 1.74% | -31.1% |
| 190th | Lao PDR | 1.11% | -16.1% |
| 191st | Guyana | 0.89% | -63.8% |
FAQ
What was United Kingdom's health spending in 2025?▾
United Kingdom's health spending in 2025 was 10.57%. This ranked 23rd globally.
How did United Kingdom's health spending change in 2025?▾
United Kingdom's health spending decreased by 5.0% in 2025 compared to 2024.
Which country had the highest health spending in 2025?▾
Tuvalu had the highest health spending in 2025 at 26.67%.
What is the health spending of United Kingdom in 2025?▾
The health spending of United Kingdom in 2025 was 10.57%. This ranked 23rd globally.
How does 2025 compare to 2024 for United Kingdom's health spending?▾
United Kingdom's health spending went from 11.13% in 2024 to 10.57% in 2025, a 5.0% decrease.
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