Economy > Public expenditure > Health expenditure > Public expenditure on health: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total expenditure on health measures the final consumption of health goods and services (i.e. current health expenditure) plus capital investment in health care infrastructure. This includes spending by both public and private sources (including households) on medical services and goods, public health and prevention programmes and administration. Excluded are health-related expenditures such as training, research and environmental health.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	FranceFrance	8.8%	2009
2	GermanyGermany	8.1%	2009
3	DenmarkDenmark	8%	2009
4	AustriaAustria	7.7%	2009
5	NetherlandsNetherlands	7.6%	2009
=6	SwedenSweden	7.5%	2009
=6	IcelandIceland	7.5%	2009
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	7.37%	2009
=8	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	7.3%	2009
=8	New ZealandNew Zealand	7.3%	2009
=8	NorwayNorway	7.3%	2009
=11	PortugalPortugal	7.2%	2009
=11	BelgiumBelgium	7.2%	2009
=13	United StatesUnited States	7%	2009
=13	CanadaCanada	7%	2009
15	ItalyItaly	6.9%	2009
16	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	6.8%	2009
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	6.7%	2009
17	LuxembourgLuxembourg	6.6%	2009
18	JapanJapan	6.5%	2009
19	FinlandFinland	6.2%	2009
=20	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	6%	2009
=20	SpainSpain	6%	2009
=22	IrelandIreland	5.9%	2009
=22	AustraliaAustralia	5.9%	2009
=22	HungaryHungary	5.9%	2009
25	GreeceGreece	5.6%	2009
26	SlovakiaSlovakia	5.1%	2009
27	PolandPoland	4.3%	2009
28	TurkeyTurkey	4.1%	2009
29	South KoreaSouth Korea	3.5%	2009
30	MexicoMexico	2.9%	2009

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