Countries With the Lowest Health Spending
Every country with a figure for health spending, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Lao PDR (1.33%), Bangladesh (2.17%) and Brunei Darussalam (2.23%). The middle country of the 193 has 6.37%.
What this measures
Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure Database. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2021–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Health spending | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao PDR | 1.33% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 2.17% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 3 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.23% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 4 | Djibouti | 2.28% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 5 | Guyana | 2.47% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 6 | Pakistan | 2.52% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 7 | Qatar | 2.52% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 8 | Angola | 2.55% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 9 | Indonesia | 2.7% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.71% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 2.8% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Sudan | 2.85% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 13 | Papua New Guinea | 2.87% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 14 | Gambia, The | 2.89% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 2.93% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 16 | Ghana | 2.95% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Tanzania | 3.05% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | Monaco | 3.12% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 19 | Gabon | 3.13% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | Haiti | 3.19% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 21 | Congo, Rep. | 3.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 22 | Benin | 3.34% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 23 | India | 3.34% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 24 | Madagascar | 3.43% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.43% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 26 | Oman | 3.49% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 27 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Fiji | 3.62% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 3.68% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 30 | Eritrea | 3.68% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 31 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 3.68% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 32 | Guinea | 3.69% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 3.74% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 3.77% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Venezuela, RB | 3.78% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 36 | Mali | 3.81% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 37 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.91% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 38 | Malaysia | 3.96% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 39 | Bahrain | 4% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 40 | Niger | 4.05% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 4.12% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 42 | Belize | 4.15% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 43 | Nigeria | 4.19% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 44 | Uganda | 4.24% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 4.27% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Turkiye | 4.28% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | Senegal | 4.32% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 48 | Mauritania | 4.34% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 49 | Algeria | 4.35% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 50 | Kenya | 4.35% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 51 | Bhutan | 4.42% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 52 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.44% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 53 | Myanmar | 4.46% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 54 | Seychelles | 4.48% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 55 | Singapore | 4.49% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 56 | Kyrgyz Republic | 4.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 57 | Thailand | 4.54% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 58 | Cameroon | 4.55% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 59 | Viet Nam | 4.56% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 4.6% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 61 | Cambodia | 4.62% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 62 | Grenada | 4.65% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 63 | Sierra Leone | 4.72% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 64 | St. Lucia | 4.73% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 65 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 4.88% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 66 | Kuwait | 4.96% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 4.97% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 68 | Chad | 5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 69 | Dominica | 5.01% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 70 | Philippines | 5.1% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 71 | Rwanda | 5.13% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | 5.36% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 73 | Barbados | 5.4% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 74 | Suriname | 5.41% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | Turkmenistan | 5.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Mexico | 5.5% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 77 | Iraq | 5.53% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 78 | Mauritius | 5.57% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 79 | Lebanon | 5.57% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 80 | Peru | 5.64% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | 5.69% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 82 | Romania | 5.71% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 83 | Liechtenstein | 5.71% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 84 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 5.74% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 85 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.77% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 86 | Cabo Verde | 5.85% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 5.89% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | China | 5.94% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 89 | Zambia | 5.98% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 90 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 6.03% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 91 | Morocco | 6.06% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 92 | Mongolia | 6.07% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 93 | Togo | 6.11% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 94 | Nepal | 6.16% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 95 | Botswana | 6.26% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 96 | Bahamas, The | 6.3% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 97 | Hungary | 6.37% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | Malawi | 6.53% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 99 | Comoros | 6.55% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 100 | San Marino | 6.61% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 101 | Moldova | 6.74% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | 6.74% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 103 | Samoa | 6.78% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 104 | Guatemala | 6.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 105 | Ireland | 6.85% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 106 | Georgia | 6.86% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 6.87% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 108 | Bolivia | 6.92% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 109 | Russian Federation | 7.04% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 110 | Albania | 7.05% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | Belarus | 7.08% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 112 | Israel | 7.1% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 113 | Croatia | 7.15% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | Latvia | 7.28% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 115 | Slovak Republic | 7.35% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 116 | Tonga | 7.36% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 7.43% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 7.44% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 119 | Eswatini | 7.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 120 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.53% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 121 | Ecuador | 7.56% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 122 | Lithuania | 7.6% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | Jamaica | 7.6% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 124 | Jordan | 7.66% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 125 | Andorra | 7.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 126 | Honduras | 7.71% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 7.8% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 128 | Libya | 7.81% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 129 | Estonia | 7.84% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 7.92% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 131 | Tunisia | 7.99% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 132 | Serbia | 8.03% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 133 | Poland | 8.06% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 134 | Cyprus | 8.12% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Colombia | 8.14% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 136 | Ukraine | 8.2% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 8.3% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 138 | Panama | 8.33% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 139 | Paraguay | 8.36% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 140 | Greece | 8.39% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 141 | Italy | 8.44% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | Mozambique | 8.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 143 | Czechia | 8.51% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | Korea, Rep. | 8.68% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.82% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 146 | Malta | 8.84% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 147 | South Africa | 8.91% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 148 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.92% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | Iceland | 8.98% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 150 | Uruguay | 9.02% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 151 | Burundi | 9.09% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 152 | Spain | 9.22% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Maldives | 9.25% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 154 | El Salvador | 9.29% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 155 | Armenia | 9.32% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 156 | Cuba | 9.38% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 157 | Denmark | 9.39% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 158 | Norway | 9.43% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 159 | Namibia | 9.48% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 160 | Timor-Leste | 9.6% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 161 | Montenegro | 9.65% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 162 | Yemen, Rep. | 9.7% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 163 | Brazil | 9.73% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 164 | Slovenia | 9.88% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 165 | Netherlands | 10% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 166 | New Zealand | 10.1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 167 | Portugal | 10.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 168 | Argentina | 10.3% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 169 | Australia | 10.4% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 170 | Finland | 10.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 171 | Chile | 10.5% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 172 | Central African Republic | 10.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 173 | West Bank and Gaza | 10.7% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 174 | Japan | 10.7% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 175 | Belgium | 10.8% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 176 | Palau | 10.9% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 177 | Kiribati | 10.9% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 178 | United Kingdom | 11.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 179 | Sweden | 11.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 180 | Canada | 11.3% | 2024 | North America |
| 181 | France | 11.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 182 | South Sudan | 11.6% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 183 | Switzerland | 11.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 184 | Austria | 11.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 185 | Germany | 12.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 186 | Lesotho | 12.6% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 187 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 12.9% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 188 | Liberia | 13% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 189 | Marshall Islands | 13.4% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 190 | Afghanistan | 15% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 191 | United States | 16.7% | 2023 | North America |
| 192 | Naoero | 18.2% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 193 | Tuvalu | 27.1% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
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