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Zimbabwe - Health Spending 2025

Current health expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
2.97% +0.04% from 2024 Global rank: 175th

Zimbabwe's health spending was 2.97% in 2025. This was the 175th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2025
Health Spending by Country - 2025
RankCountryValueYoY
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 Zimbabwe's health spending in 2025?

Zimbabwe's health spending in 2025 was 2.97%. This ranked 175th globally.

How did Zimbabwe's health spending change in 2025?

Zimbabwe's health spending increased by 1.4% 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 Zimbabwe in 2025?

The health spending of Zimbabwe in 2025 was 2.97%. This ranked 175th globally.