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Ireland - Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.04

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 193 economies tracked

Latest value

5.04 (2023)

Global rank

##50 of 193 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 2000

1.1×

Ranking Race — Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#61200020052010201520202024#37#502016 overtook Malta2023 overtook Nicaragua
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Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. Ireland climbed from #37 to #50 (overtook Malta). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ireland ↓

Key Events — Ireland

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2015
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2016
Overtook Malta in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Nicaragua in global rank auto

Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP), 2000-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2000200520102015202020234.575.756.938.11

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