United States Health Spending
Current health expenditure as % of GDP SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
Overview
United States's health spending stood at 16.45% in 2025, a decline of +0.24% from 2023. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 16.45% by 2025. United States ranked 4th globally.
Data & projection
| Year | Health Spending | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* trend | 16.28% | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 16.45% | - | - |
| 2025 | 16.45% | −0.24% | #4 |
| 2023 | 16.69% | +0.17% | #189 |
| 2022 | 16.53% | −0.82% | #188 |
| 2021 | 17.35% | −1.16% | #190 |
| 2020 | 18.52% | +1.97% | #192 |
| 2019 | 16.54% | +0.03% | #190 |
| 2018 | 16.51% | −0.13% | #191 |
| 2017 | 16.64% | −0.05% | #190 |
| 2016 | 16.69% | +0.29% | #190 |
| 2015 | 16.40% | +0.26% | #191 |
| 2014 | 16.14% | +0.19% | #191 |
| 2013 | 15.95% | −0.17% | #191 |
| 2012 | 16.12% | −0.02% | #189 |
| 2011 | 16.14% | −0.06% | #189 |
| 2010 | 16.20% | −0.00% | #186 |
Analysis
United States's health spending was 16.45% in 2025, a decline of −0.24% from 2024. Based on trends, estimated 16.45% by 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
United States's health spending was 16.45% in 2025. Ranked 4th globally. This represents a 1.5% decrease from the previous year.
United States's health spending peaked at 18.52% in 2020.
The lowest health spending in United States was 12.49% in 2000.
United States ranks 4th globally in health spending as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Data sourced from World Bank.
United States's health spending is projected to reach 16.45% by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The health spending of United States in 2025 was 16.45%. This ranks 4th in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_united-states_health-spending,
title = {United States Health Spending},
url = {https://historysaid.com/united-states/health-spending},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}