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Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

wb-indicators:SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
240 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) carries observations for 240 countries and areas:

Africa Eastern and Southern · Afghanistan · Africa Western and Central · Angola · Albania · Andorra · Arab World · United Arab Emirates · Argentina · Armenia · Antigua and Barbuda · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Burundi · Belgium · Benin · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Bulgaria · Bahrain · Bahamas, The · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Belarus · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Barbados · Brunei Darussalam · Bhutan · Botswana · Central African Republic · Canada · Central Europe and the Baltics · Switzerland · Chile · China · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Congo, Rep. · Colombia · Comoros · Cabo Verde · Costa Rica · Caribbean small states · Cuba · Cyprus · Czechia · Germany · Djibouti · Dominica · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Algeria · East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) · Early-demographic dividend · East Asia & Pacific · Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) · Europe & Central Asia · Ecuador · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Euro area · Eritrea · Spain · Estonia · Ethiopia · European Union · Finland · Fiji · France · Micronesia, Fed. Sts. · Gabon · United Kingdom · Georgia · Ghana · Guinea · Gambia, The · Guinea-Bissau · Equatorial Guinea · Greece · Grenada · Guatemala · Guyana · Honduras · Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) · Croatia · Haiti · Hungary · IBRD only · IDA & IBRD total · IDA total · IDA blend · Indonesia · IDA only · India · Ireland · Iran, Islamic Rep. · Iraq · Iceland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Jordan · Japan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kyrgyz Republic · Cambodia · Kiribati · St. Kitts and Nevis · Korea, Rep. · Kuwait · Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) · Lao PDR · Lebanon · Liberia · Libya · St. Lucia · Latin America & Caribbean · Least developed countries: UN classification · Liechtenstein · Sri Lanka · Low & middle income · Lesotho · Late-demographic dividend · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Latvia · Morocco · Monaco · Moldova · Madagascar · Maldives · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Mexico · Marshall Islands · Middle income · North Macedonia · Mali · Malta · Myanmar · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) · Montenegro · Mongolia · Mozambique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · North America · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Nicaragua · Netherlands · Norway · Nepal · Naoero · New Zealand · OECD members · Oman · Other small states · Pakistan · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Poland · Pre-demographic dividend · Portugal · Paraguay · West Bank and Gaza · Pacific island small states · Post-demographic dividend · Qatar · Romania · Russian Federation · Rwanda · South Asia · Saudi Arabia · Sudan · Senegal · Singapore · Solomon Islands · Sierra Leone · El Salvador · San Marino · Somalia, Fed. Rep. · Serbia · Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) · South Sudan · Sub-Saharan Africa · Small states · Sao Tome and Principe · Suriname · Slovak Republic · Slovenia · Sweden · Eswatini · Seychelles · Syrian Arab Republic · Chad · East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) · Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) · Togo · Thailand · Tajikistan · Turkmenistan · Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) · Timor-Leste · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) · Tonga · South Asia (IDA & IBRD) · Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Turkiye · Tuvalu · Tanzania · Uganda · Ukraine · Uruguay · United States · Uzbekistan · St. Vincent and the Grenadines · Venezuela, RB · Viet Nam · Vanuatu · World · Samoa · High income · Low income · Lower middle income · Upper middle income · Yemen, Rep. · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe