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Economy > Public expenditure > Health expenditure > Total 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.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 United StatesUnited States 15.3% 2009
2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 11.3% 2009
3 FranceFrance 11% 2009
4 GermanyGermany 10.6% 2009
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 10.34% 2009
5 PortugalPortugal 10.2% 2009
6 AustriaAustria 10.1% 2009
7 CanadaCanada 10% 2009
8 BelgiumBelgium 9.9% 2009
9 DenmarkDenmark 9.5% 2009
=10 NetherlandsNetherlands 9.3% 2009
=10 New ZealandNew Zealand 9.3% 2009
12 SwedenSweden 9.2% 2009
=13 GreeceGreece 9.1% 2009
=13 IcelandIceland 9.1% 2009
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 9.07% 2009
15 ItalyItaly 9% 2009
=16 AustraliaAustralia 8.7% 2009
=16 NorwayNorway 8.7% 2009
=18 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 8.4% 2009
=18 SpainSpain 8.4% 2009
20 HungaryHungary 8.3% 2009
21 FinlandFinland 8.2% 2009
22 JapanJapan 8.1% 2009
23 IrelandIreland 7.5% 2009
24 SlovakiaSlovakia 7.4% 2009
25 LuxembourgLuxembourg 7.3% 2009
26 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 6.8% 2009
27 MexicoMexico 6.6% 2009
28 South KoreaSouth Korea 6.4% 2009
29 PolandPoland 6.2% 2009
30 TurkeyTurkey 5.7% 2009

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