This statistic describes the countries with the highest share of domestic governmental health expenditure in 2020. In this year, Costa Rica had the highest percentage, spending about 25 percent of its total governmental expenditures on health-related issues.
Countries with the highest share of domestic governmental health expenditure in 2020*
Characteristic
Percentage of total governmental expenditure
Costa Rica
25%
Palau
23%
United States
22%
Iran
22%
Japan
21%
Ireland
20%
Panama
20%
Uruguay
20%
Germany
20%
United Kingdom
19%
Colombia
19%
Chile
19%
Sweden
19%
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WHO. (May 20, 2023). Countries with the highest share of domestic governmental health expenditure in 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281589/countries-with-highest-health-expenditure-as-a-percent-of-gdp/
WHO. "Countries with the highest share of domestic governmental health expenditure in 2020*." Chart. May 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281589/countries-with-highest-health-expenditure-as-a-percent-of-gdp/
WHO. (2023). Countries with the highest share of domestic governmental health expenditure in 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281589/countries-with-highest-health-expenditure-as-a-percent-of-gdp/
WHO. "Countries with The Highest Share of Domestic Governmental Health Expenditure in 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281589/countries-with-highest-health-expenditure-as-a-percent-of-gdp/
WHO, Countries with the highest share of domestic governmental health expenditure in 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281589/countries-with-highest-health-expenditure-as-a-percent-of-gdp/ (last visited May 08, 2025)
Countries with the highest share of domestic governmental health expenditure in 2020* [Graph], WHO, May 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281589/countries-with-highest-health-expenditure-as-a-percent-of-gdp/
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