Health spending share of GDP in United Kingdom
Current health spending in United Kingdom was equal to 11.1% of GDP in 2024.
United Kingdom, 2024
11.1%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
World, 2023
10.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
9.6%
Health spending share of GDP in United Kingdom 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.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.1% | – |
| 2023 | 11.0% | 10.1% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | 10.3% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | 10.7% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | 9.7% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | 9.7% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | 9.8% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | 9.4% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | 9.3% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | 9.3% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | 9.5% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | 9.8% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | 9.1% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | 9.2% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | 9.3% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | 9.4% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | 9.5% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | 9.3% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 11.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 10.0%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Health spending share of GDP
10.2%
2019 · Eurostat
Physicians
3.30 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
81.3 years
2018 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.9 per 1,000 live births
2018 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
294 per 100,000 people
2019 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
73.2%
2018 · Eurostat