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United States - Health Spending 2018

Name: United States Health Spending 2018
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Current health expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

16.51% −0.13% from 2017 Global rank: 191st

United States's health spending was 16.51% in 2018, decreased +0.13% from 16.64% in 2017. This was the 191st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2018▾

Health Spending by Country - 2018
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Congo, Republic of	1.76%	-25.7%
2nd	Lao PDR	2.25%	-11.1%
3rd	Angola	2.30%	-5.7%
4th	Papua New Guinea	2.30%	3.2%
5th	Bangladesh	2.32%	-2.2%
6th	Brunei Darussalam	2.42%	6.4%
7th	Ghana	2.43%	-9.6%
8th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	2.51%	2.7%
9th	Djibouti	2.53%	2.1%
10th	Gabon	2.75%	-1.0%
11th	Pakistan	2.83%	1.5%
12th	India	2.86%	-2.6%
13th	Indonesia	2.87%	-1.3%
14th	Mauritania	2.88%	-15.7%
15th	Kazakhstan	2.90%	-5.0%
16th	Equatorial Guinea	2.92%	2.1%
17th	Qatar	2.96%	-7.8%
18th	Bhutan	3.07%	-1.4%
19th	Nigeria	3.09%	-17.5%
20th	Côte d'Ivoire	3.09%	-4.8%
21st	Gambia, The	3.19%	-5.1%
22nd	Oman	3.21%	-18.7%
23rd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	3.24%	-19.0%
24th	Chad	3.29%	-6.3%
25th	Benin	3.44%	-6.5%
26th	Vanuatu	3.44%	19.4%
27th	Cameroon	3.62%	-4.6%
28th	Sri Lanka	3.64%	9.3%
29th	Mali	3.73%	1.6%
30th	Guinea	3.74%	-4.5%
31st	Malaysia	3.76%	1.2%
32nd	Azerbaijan	3.84%	-5.8%
33rd	Solomon Islands	3.86%	-7.2%
34th	Thailand	3.87%	0.5%
35th	Syrian Arab Republic	3.94%	0.7%
36th	Bahrain	3.94%	-8.3%
37th	Philippines	3.95%	-0.2%
38th	Uganda	4.02%	0.6%
39th	Monaco	4.05%	-2.7%
40th	Singapore	4.07%	-6.6%
41st	Iraq	4.08%	-0.3%
42nd	United Arab Emirates	4.10%	2.2%
43rd	Kenya	4.10%	2.8%
44th	Fiji	4.11%	28.8%
45th	Türkiye	4.12%	-1.4%
46th	Dominican Republic	4.22%	-5.1%
47th	Madagascar	4.22%	-12.1%
48th	Eritrea	4.25%	2.3%
49th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	4.25%	0.5%
50th	St. Lucia	4.27%	-4.1%
51st	Haiti	4.32%	13.0%
52nd	Tanzania	4.33%	7.6%
53rd	Seychelles	4.42%	-1.3%
54th	Senegal	4.43%	6.4%
55th	Sudan	4.46%	-24.6%
56th	Cambodia	4.50%	5.3%
57th	Nepal	4.53%	-4.1%
58th	Mongolia	4.53%	4.5%
59th	Myanmar	4.54%	-3.3%
60th	Uzbekistan	4.55%	5.7%
61st	Grenada	4.58%	-1.6%
62nd	Zimbabwe	4.67%	-24.3%
63rd	Antigua and Barbuda	4.69%	0.5%
64th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	4.75%	-11.2%
65th	Belize	4.76%	2.9%
66th	Zambia	4.77%	-0.2%
67th	Samoa	4.78%	-7.5%
68th	Cabo Verde	4.79%	6.8%
69th	Libya	4.87%	4.1%
70th	St. Kitts and Nevis	4.90%	-7.1%
71st	Comoros	4.90%	-6.9%
72nd	Guyana	4.90%	13.6%
73rd	Burkina Faso	4.94%	-19.2%
74th	Morocco	4.95%	-0.9%
75th	Kyrgyz Republic	5.01%	-19.0%
76th	Viet Nam	5.03%	0.7%
77th	China	5.07%	2.0%
78th	Peru	5.08%	5.7%
79th	Kuwait	5.17%	11.1%
80th	Mexico	5.24%	-1.4%
81st	Luxembourg	5.27%	2.7%
82nd	Sierra Leone	5.30%	-11.8%
83rd	Niger	5.30%	-4.9%
84th	Saudi Arabia	5.34%	-11.5%
85th	Russian Federation	5.36%	-0.1%
86th	Rwanda	5.46%	1.5%
87th	Romania	5.51%	6.3%
88th	Belarus	5.53%	-4.0%
89th	Liechtenstein	5.55%	-2.3%
90th	Turkmenistan	5.55%	-4.6%
91st	Mauritius	5.60%	0.1%
92nd	Barbados	5.83%	-2.9%
93rd	Bahamas, The	5.84%	-11.6%
94th	São Tomé and Principe	5.92%	-20.7%
95th	Algeria	5.93%	-0.3%
96th	Tunisia	5.94%	-4.0%
97th	Botswana	6.04%	-8.9%
98th	Guatemala	6.11%	-0.5%
99th	Tonga	6.12%	8.8%
100th	Togo	6.16%	-5.3%
101st	Dominica	6.18%	13.2%
102nd	Poland	6.25%	-4.4%
103rd	Timor-Leste	6.40%	-5.9%
104th	Latvia	6.41%	3.6%
105th	North Macedonia	6.46%	0.3%
106th	Lithuania	6.47%	0.4%
107th	Hungary	6.55%	-2.7%
108th	Estonia	6.56%	1.5%
109th	Albania	6.59%	1.4%
110th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	6.60%	1.8%
111th	Suriname	6.61%	24.1%
112th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	6.64%	-14.0%
113th	Slovak Republic	6.64%	-1.4%
114th	Trinidad and Tobago	6.65%	1.3%
115th	Moldova	6.71%	-5.9%
116th	Croatia	6.71%	1.3%
117th	Paraguay	6.74%	2.1%
118th	Ireland	6.75%	-2.5%
119th	Cyprus	6.78%	2.5%
120th	Jamaica	6.84%	-2.1%
121st	Malawi	6.88%	-9.3%
122nd	Jordan	6.98%	-1.8%
123rd	Tajikistan	7.01%	2.3%
124th	Korea	7.14%	5.1%
125th	Honduras	7.23%	3.2%
126th	Israel	7.24%	0.9%
127th	Guinea-Bissau	7.28%	4.0%
128th	Costa Rica	7.29%	3.4%
129th	Burundi	7.29%	4.9%
130th	Maldives	7.29%	-20.3%
131st	Eswatini	7.32%	4.8%
132nd	Bulgaria	7.34%	-2.1%
133rd	Czechia	7.37%	1.8%
134th	Andorra	7.38%	4.3%
135th	Ukraine	7.52%	1.0%
136th	Panama	7.60%	6.1%
137th	Colombia	7.72%	0.5%
138th	Georgia	7.76%	-10.9%
139th	Ecuador	7.83%	4.1%
140th	Mozambique	7.98%	2.2%
141st	Lebanon	8.07%	3.4%
142nd	Greece	8.07%	-0.5%
143rd	South Africa	8.08%	1.3%
144th	Malta	8.11%	-2.4%
145th	Serbia	8.18%	3.6%
146th	San Marino	8.28%	0.2%
147th	El Salvador	8.32%	-1.2%
148th	Montenegro	8.34%	4.5%
149th	Slovenia	8.35%	1.1%
150th	Iceland	8.44%	1.4%
151st	Nicaragua	8.50%	2.1%
152nd	New Zealand	8.57%	-0.6%
153rd	Namibia	8.62%	-1.1%
154th	Italy	8.65%	-0.4%
155th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8.76%	-0.6%
156th	Uruguay	8.90%	2.1%
157th	Spain	9.07%	0.5%
158th	Yemen, Republic of	9.09%	11.6%
159th	Finland	9.11%	-0.9%
160th	Chile	9.15%	0.7%
161st	Portugal	9.42%	1.0%
162nd	Brazil	9.46%	-0.1%
163rd	West Bank and Gaza	9.66%	5.9%
164th	United Kingdom	9.79%	0.9%
165th	European Union	9.83%	-0.2%
166th	Netherlands	9.85%	-0.9%
167th	Norway	9.96%	-2.6%
168th	Armenia	10.01%	-3.4%
169th	Australia	10.09%	-0.2%
170th	Denmark	10.14%	0.3%
171st	Argentina	10.17%	-0.9%
172nd	Liberia	10.44%	5.3%
173rd	Austria	10.52%	-0.5%
174th	Japan	10.74%	0.8%
175th	Kiribati	10.90%	12.5%
176th	Canada	10.92%	0.0%
177th	Belgium	10.99%	0.5%
178th	Central African Republic	10.99%	65.0%
179th	Cuba	11.02%	-4.0%
180th	Nauru	11.09%	-3.5%
181st	Sweden	11.09%	1.3%
182nd	Lesotho	11.13%	5.7%
183rd	Germany	11.18%	1.2%
184th	Palau	11.19%	2.6%
185th	Switzerland	11.20%	-1.5%
186th	France	11.31%	-1.2%
187th	South Sudan	11.70%	-47.1%
188th	Micronesia, Federated States of	11.94%	-3.8%
189th	Afghanistan	14.21%	12.6%
190th	Marshall Islands	14.47%	20.3%
191st	United States	16.51%	-0.8%
192nd	Tuvalu	18.42%	-24.7%

FAQ

What was United States's health spending in 2018?▾

United States's health spending in 2018 was 16.51%. This ranked 191st globally.

How did United States's health spending change in 2018?▾

United States's health spending decreased by 0.8% in 2018 compared to 2017.

Which country had the highest health spending in 2018?▾

Tuvalu had the highest health spending in 2018 at 18.42%.

What is the health spending of United States in 2018?▾

The health spending of United States in 2018 was 16.51%. This ranked 191st globally.

How does 2018 compare to 2017 for United States's health spending?▾

United States's health spending went from 16.64% in 2017 to 16.51% in 2018, a 0.8% decrease.

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