Health spending share of GDP in United States
Current health spending in United States was equal to 16.7% of GDP in 2023.
United States, 2023
16.7%
Change from 2022
+0.2percentage points
World, 2023
10.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
9.3%
Position in 2023
3rd of 192
Health spending share of GDP in United States 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 States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16.7% | 10.1% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | 10.3% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | 10.7% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | 9.7% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | 9.7% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | 9.8% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | 9.4% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | 9.3% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | 9.3% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | 9.5% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | 9.8% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | 9.1% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | 9.1% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | 9.2% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | 9.3% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | 9.4% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | 9.5% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | 9.3% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 16.5% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 16.0%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, United States has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 10.1%.
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