Health spending share of GDP in OECD members

Current health spending in OECD member countries was equal to 12.7% of GDP in 2023.

Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) % of GDP Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: World Bank

OECD members is a group: OECD member countries as grouped by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.

OECD members, 2023 12.7% % of GDP

Change from 2022 −0.1percentage points 2022: 12.9%

World, 2023 10.1% Official aggregate

Health spending share of GDP in OECD members over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period	OECD members	World
2023	12.7%	10.1%
2022	12.9%	10.0%
2021	13.3%	10.3%
2020	13.8%	10.7%
2019	12.4%	9.7%
2018	12.2%	9.6%
2017	12.3%	9.7%
2016	12.3%	9.8%
2015	12.2%	9.7%
2014	11.8%	9.4%
2013	11.7%	9.3%
2012	11.7%	9.3%
2011	11.5%	9.3%
2010	11.5%	9.5%
2009	11.6%	9.8%
2008	10.7%	9.1%
2007	10.5%	9.1%
2006	10.5%	9.2%
2005	10.4%	9.3%
2004	10.4%	9.4%
2003	10.4%	9.5%
2002	10.2%	9.3%
2001	9.8%	9.0%
2000	9.3%	8.6%

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In short

That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 12.9% in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 11.7%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
The figure for the world in 2023 was 10.1%.

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Source and dates

Original producer: World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database
Distributed by: World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code: SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for OECD members
Provider update: 8 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution: Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database