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United States - Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 9.01

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

Latest value

9.01 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 193 economies

Share of global total

1.3%

Growth since 2000

1.63×

Ranking Race — Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#8#15#22#29#36#43200020052010201520202024#20#72010 overtook France2020 overtook Cuba
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Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. United States climbed from #20 to #7 (overtook France). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United States ↓

Key Events — United States

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Global financial crisis curated

Lehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.

2010
Overtook France in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Cuba in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.

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

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2000200520102015202020235.547.218.8710.54

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