United States: Current health expenditure (% of GDP)
In , United States's Current health expenditure (% of GDP) was 16.69.
That's up 1.0% from 2022, the highest value since .
The global average for this indicator in 2023 was 9.47 .
Source: World Bank Open Data (SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS) • Data as of 2023
Trend (2005–2023)
- 2020 · COVID-19 pandemic
Highlights
- Peak
- 18.52
- Trough
- 14.58
- 1-year change
- +1.0%
- 5-year change
- +1.1%
- +0.2% / yr
- 10-year change
- +4.7%
- +0.5% / yr
Historical Data — Last 10 Years
| Year | Current health expenditure (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 16.6941 | |
| 16.5288 | |
| 17.3521 | |
| 18.5160 | |
| 16.5449 | |
| 16.5131 | |
| 16.6383 | |
| 16.6920 | |
| 16.4016 | |
| 16.1416 |
About 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.
Indicator code: SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS • Category: Health & Population
Frequently asked questions
- What was United States's Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in 2023?
- In 2023, United States's Current health expenditure (% of GDP) was 16.69, according to World Bank Open Data.
- Is United States's Current health expenditure (% of GDP) rising or falling?
- United States's Current health expenditure (% of GDP) rose 1.0% from 2022 to 2023.
- How does United States's Current health expenditure (% of GDP) compare to the world average?
- The global average for Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in 2023 was 9.47, so United States is above the world average.
- What is Current health expenditure (% of GDP) and how is it measured?
- 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.
Source: World Bank Open Data (SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.