Based on a comparison of 49 countries in 2017, USA ranked the highest in health expenditure as a percentage of GDP with 17.2% followed by Switzerland and France. On the other end of the scale was Indonesia with 3.43%, India with 3.86% and Turkey with 4.23%.
Data for more countries are available at Total Health Expenditure (As % of GDP) indicator page.
| Total Health Expenditure (As % of GDP) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Austria | % | 10.0% | 10.2% | 10.3% | 10.4% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 10.0% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 9.71% | 9.94% | 9.42% | 9.46% | 9.34% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.1% | 9.97% | 10.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 8.95% | 9.29% | 9.49% | 9.48% | 9.74% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 11.2% | 11.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% | 11.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 10.7% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 11.0% | 11.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 10.6% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 10.5% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 8.78% | 8.77% | 8.92% | 9.33% | 10.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 10.7% | 10.9% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 10.8% | 11.1% | 11.3% | 11.5% | 11.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.3% | 16.5% | 16.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 8.42% | 8.34% | 9.77% | 9.72% | 9.79% |
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