United States - Health Spending 2015
16.40%
+0.26% from 2014
United States's health spending was 16.40% in 2015, increased +0.26% from 16.14% in 2014. This was the 191st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2015▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Papua New Guinea | 1.82% | -44.4% |
| 2nd | Bangladesh | 2.27% | -0.3% |
| 3rd | Angola | 2.30% | 6.6% |
| 4th | Brunei Darussalam | 2.39% | 24.7% |
| 5th | Lao PDR | 2.45% | 6.8% |
| 6th | Congo, Republic of | 2.46% | 24.5% |
| 7th | Equatorial Guinea | 2.46% | 31.5% |
| 8th | Pakistan | 2.49% | 0.2% |
| 9th | Gabon | 2.66% | 4.9% |
| 10th | Benin | 2.73% | 1.4% |
| 11th | Indonesia | 2.92% | -1.4% |
| 12th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 2.94% | -2.6% |
| 13th | Kazakhstan | 3.04% | 2.2% |
| 14th | Iraq | 3.16% | 13.2% |
| 15th | Gambia, The | 3.18% | 4.1% |
| 16th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.22% | -13.7% |
| 17th | Fiji | 3.32% | -1.3% |
| 18th | Djibouti | 3.35% | 13.1% |
| 19th | Chad | 3.40% | 3.2% |
| 20th | Bhutan | 3.44% | 6.3% |
| 21st | United Arab Emirates | 3.47% | -1.9% |
| 22nd | Nigeria | 3.58% | 7.0% |
| 23rd | India | 3.60% | -0.7% |
| 24th | Qatar | 3.64% | 50.1% |
| 25th | Tanzania | 3.65% | -9.1% |
| 26th | Mauritania | 3.67% | 6.0% |
| 27th | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.67% | -13.2% |
| 28th | Sri Lanka | 3.68% | 6.2% |
| 29th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.75% | 0.6% |
| 30th | Malaysia | 3.82% | 3.0% |
| 31st | Thailand | 3.85% | 4.6% |
| 32nd | Philippines | 3.90% | 5.3% |
| 33rd | Guyana | 4.02% | 1.9% |
| 34th | Oman | 4.08% | 30.0% |
| 35th | Mali | 4.11% | -8.3% |
| 36th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.12% | -1.4% |
| 37th | Türkiye | 4.12% | -4.8% |
| 38th | Cameroon | 4.13% | -5.0% |
| 39th | Vanuatu | 4.16% | 14.2% |
| 40th | Singapore | 4.18% | 8.0% |
| 41st | Kuwait | 4.21% | 44.5% |
| 42nd | Mongolia | 4.23% | 0.5% |
| 43rd | Seychelles | 4.24% | -4.3% |
| 44th | Monaco | 4.31% | -2.9% |
| 45th | Azerbaijan | 4.34% | 21.0% |
| 46th | Senegal | 4.38% | -0.3% |
| 47th | Cabo Verde | 4.40% | -9.3% |
| 48th | Zambia | 4.43% | 15.7% |
| 49th | Solomon Islands | 4.45% | -8.9% |
| 50th | Eritrea | 4.51% | 15.2% |
| 51st | Cambodia | 4.54% | 3.0% |
| 52nd | Ghana | 4.54% | 13.1% |
| 53rd | St. Lucia | 4.58% | -2.2% |
| 54th | Comoros | 4.60% | -12.2% |
| 55th | Grenada | 4.65% | -2.7% |
| 56th | Belize | 4.66% | -4.3% |
| 57th | Viet Nam | 4.71% | 0.4% |
| 58th | Dominican Republic | 4.74% | -1.5% |
| 59th | Uzbekistan | 4.74% | 6.9% |
| 60th | Bahrain | 4.75% | 12.1% |
| 61st | Kenya | 4.76% | -3.0% |
| 62nd | Tonga | 4.78% | -8.0% |
| 63rd | China | 4.85% | 3.3% |
| 64th | Peru | 4.90% | -0.1% |
| 65th | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.91% | -7.8% |
| 66th | Romania | 4.94% | -1.7% |
| 67th | Uganda | 5.00% | -6.4% |
| 68th | Madagascar | 5.01% | 12.2% |
| 69th | Turkmenistan | 5.02% | 17.8% |
| 70th | Central African Republic | 5.03% | 10.3% |
| 71st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 5.06% | 6.0% |
| 72nd | Haiti | 5.08% | 12.3% |
| 73rd | Luxembourg | 5.08% | -2.9% |
| 74th | Morocco | 5.10% | -5.8% |
| 75th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 5.13% | 7.9% |
| 76th | Burkina Faso | 5.13% | 2.6% |
| 77th | Dominica | 5.16% | -1.9% |
| 78th | Myanmar | 5.20% | 25.2% |
| 79th | Bahamas, The | 5.24% | -7.0% |
| 80th | Russian Federation | 5.30% | 2.2% |
| 81st | Niger | 5.35% | 20.1% |
| 82nd | Nepal | 5.47% | 7.7% |
| 83rd | Mexico | 5.53% | 3.3% |
| 84th | Mauritius | 5.55% | 3.2% |
| 85th | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.65% | 16.0% |
| 86th | Liechtenstein | 5.75% | 2.0% |
| 87th | Libya | 5.81% | 12.1% |
| 88th | Suriname | 5.81% | 28.5% |
| 89th | Guinea | 5.81% | 21.3% |
| 90th | Sudan | 5.81% | 2.4% |
| 91st | Latvia | 5.85% | 3.3% |
| 92nd | Saudi Arabia | 5.86% | 13.6% |
| 93rd | Guatemala | 6.01% | 2.0% |
| 94th | Samoa | 6.01% | -5.5% |
| 95th | Belarus | 6.07% | 12.6% |
| 96th | Barbados | 6.09% | -0.1% |
| 97th | Botswana | 6.10% | 3.8% |
| 98th | Tunisia | 6.21% | -3.7% |
| 99th | Togo | 6.25% | 27.4% |
| 100th | Burundi | 6.29% | -12.8% |
| 101st | Algeria | 6.33% | 5.3% |
| 102nd | North Macedonia | 6.34% | 0.8% |
| 103rd | Poland | 6.36% | -0.4% |
| 104th | Albania | 6.39% | 0.5% |
| 105th | Korea | 6.46% | 3.5% |
| 106th | Lithuania | 6.47% | 4.0% |
| 107th | Yemen, Republic of | 6.49% | 11.2% |
| 108th | Estonia | 6.52% | 4.1% |
| 109th | São Tomé and Principe | 6.53% | -17.5% |
| 110th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.55% | 11.1% |
| 111th | Mozambique | 6.61% | 5.9% |
| 112th | Jamaica | 6.61% | 5.2% |
| 113th | Malawi | 6.63% | -3.9% |
| 114th | Rwanda | 6.65% | -4.8% |
| 115th | Croatia | 6.66% | 1.4% |
| 116th | Paraguay | 6.69% | 1.0% |
| 117th | Slovak Republic | 6.74% | -1.8% |
| 118th | Cyprus | 6.79% | -2.0% |
| 119th | Hungary | 6.85% | -2.7% |
| 120th | Tajikistan | 6.91% | 3.6% |
| 121st | Andorra | 6.91% | 2.1% |
| 122nd | Panama | 6.94% | 0.3% |
| 123rd | Israel | 7.02% | -0.1% |
| 124th | Eswatini | 7.06% | -2.7% |
| 125th | Ireland | 7.08% | -23.3% |
| 126th | Kyrgyz Republic | 7.15% | -2.8% |
| 127th | Kiribati | 7.22% | -19.4% |
| 128th | Czechia | 7.29% | -3.3% |
| 129th | Bulgaria | 7.39% | -3.8% |
| 130th | Lebanon | 7.42% | -1.4% |
| 131st | Zimbabwe | 7.45% | -8.4% |
| 132nd | Jordan | 7.46% | 3.5% |
| 133rd | Honduras | 7.48% | -5.4% |
| 134th | Colombia | 7.52% | 4.7% |
| 135th | Costa Rica | 7.59% | -0.9% |
| 136th | Timor-Leste | 7.69% | 1.2% |
| 137th | Ecuador | 7.77% | 14.8% |
| 138th | Ukraine | 7.78% | 8.2% |
| 139th | Nicaragua | 7.96% | -0.2% |
| 140th | South Africa | 8.05% | 2.3% |
| 141st | Iceland | 8.13% | -1.9% |
| 142nd | Guinea-Bissau | 8.13% | -18.4% |
| 143rd | Uruguay | 8.26% | 2.7% |
| 144th | Greece | 8.27% | 4.1% |
| 145th | Chile | 8.35% | 6.5% |
| 146th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8.38% | 23.0% |
| 147th | San Marino | 8.43% | 1.6% |
| 148th | Serbia | 8.46% | -4.5% |
| 149th | Moldova | 8.50% | -2.7% |
| 150th | Slovenia | 8.58% | -0.1% |
| 151st | Georgia | 8.66% | 4.4% |
| 152nd | Maldives | 8.68% | 9.7% |
| 153rd | Malta | 8.70% | -2.1% |
| 154th | El Salvador | 8.76% | 1.9% |
| 155th | Italy | 8.85% | -0.1% |
| 156th | New Zealand | 8.89% | -0.9% |
| 157th | Brazil | 8.91% | 6.1% |
| 158th | Montenegro | 9.02% | 12.8% |
| 159th | Spain | 9.18% | 0.3% |
| 160th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.24% | -2.4% |
| 161st | Lesotho | 9.25% | -7.4% |
| 162nd | West Bank and Gaza | 9.28% | -6.4% |
| 163rd | Portugal | 9.33% | 0.0% |
| 164th | Finland | 9.70% | -1.3% |
| 165th | Palau | 9.76% | -8.8% |
| 166th | European Union | 9.90% | -0.5% |
| 167th | United Kingdom | 9.94% | -0.4% |
| 168th | Namibia | 9.98% | 18.7% |
| 169th | Norway | 10.07% | 8.5% |
| 170th | Afghanistan | 10.11% | 6.0% |
| 171st | Armenia | 10.12% | -0.6% |
| 172nd | Australia | 10.14% | 3.1% |
| 173rd | Netherlands | 10.19% | -2.6% |
| 174th | Argentina | 10.27% | 4.9% |
| 175th | Denmark | 10.38% | 0.6% |
| 176th | Liberia | 10.38% | 28.2% |
| 177th | Austria | 10.52% | 0.1% |
| 178th | Japan | 10.75% | 0.2% |
| 179th | Canada | 10.76% | 4.7% |
| 180th | Belgium | 10.88% | 2.5% |
| 181st | Germany | 10.92% | 1.4% |
| 182nd | Sweden | 10.93% | -1.3% |
| 183rd | Switzerland | 10.98% | 2.9% |
| 184th | France | 11.50% | -0.7% |
| 185th | Sierra Leone | 12.38% | -18.1% |
| 186th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 12.62% | 6.7% |
| 187th | Cuba | 12.81% | 5.5% |
| 188th | Tuvalu | 13.44% | -7.5% |
| 189th | Nauru | 13.91% | 71.3% |
| 190th | Marshall Islands | 14.78% | 22.7% |
| 191st | United States | 16.40% | 1.6% |
FAQ
What was United States's health spending in 2015?▾
United States's health spending in 2015 was 16.40%. This ranked 191st globally.
How did United States's health spending change in 2015?▾
United States's health spending increased by 1.6% in 2015 compared to 2014.
Which country had the highest health spending in 2015?▾
United States had the highest health spending in 2015 at 16.40%.
What is the health spending of United States in 2015?▾
The health spending of United States in 2015 was 16.40%. This ranked 191st globally.
How does 2015 compare to 2014 for United States's health spending?▾
United States's health spending went from 16.14% in 2014 to 16.40% in 2015, a 1.6% increase.
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