Total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP fell 1.29% to 9.13% in Australia in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Australia reached an all time high of 9.33% in 2015 and an all time low of 3.70% in 1960.
Australia has been ranked 15th within the group of 36 countries we follow in terms of total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP, 17 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| 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 |
| Australia | % | 8.56% | 8.69% | 8.77% | 9.06% | 9.33% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 5.64% | 6.24% | 5.93% | 5.68% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 3.34% | 3.38% | 3.37% | 3.44% | 3.43% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 3.89% | 4.01% | 4.02% | 4.17% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 9.51% | 9.65% | 9.37% | 9.42% | 9.31% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 4.94% | 4.55% | 4.78% | 4.26% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Philippines | % | 4.29% | 4.46% | 4.56% | 4.71% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 3.93% | 4.22% | 4.53% | 4.92% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 4.12% | 4.17% | 4.00% | 4.12% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 6.20% | 6.96% | 7.17% | 7.07% | ... | ... | ... |
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