Based on a comparison of 42 countries in 2017, Brazil ranked the highest in private health expenditure as a percentage of GDP with 5.06% followed by South Africa and Switzerland. On the other end of the scale was Turkey with 0.919%, Luxembourg with 1.12% and Czech Republic with 1.26%.
Data for more countries are available at Private Health Expenditure (As % of GDP) indicator page.
| Private 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 | % | 2.89% | 3.07% | 3.15% | 2.96% | 2.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | % | 2.55% | 2.67% | 2.68% | 2.70% | 2.68% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 4.83% | 5.00% | 5.01% | 4.63% | 5.06% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 3.75% | 3.83% | 4.07% | 3.09% | 3.15% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 3.19% | 3.05% | 2.99% | 3.32% | 3.17% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| India | % | 2.69% | 2.65% | 2.69% | 2.79% | 2.91% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 2.86% | 2.96% | 2.96% | 2.65% | 2.75% | ||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | % | 2.08% | 2.17% | 2.18% | 2.20% | 2.45% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 2.96% | 2.94% | 3.01% | 2.70% | 2.75% | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | % | 3.47% | 3.57% | 3.43% | 3.06% | 3.04% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 8.52% | 4.61% | 4.61% | 4.52% | 4.70% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 3.30% | 3.47% | 3.34% | 2.81% | 2.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 2.51% | 2.63% | 2.63% | 2.67% | 2.62% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 3.83% | 3.91% | 3.90% | 4.23% | 4.36% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 9.02% | 9.04% | 9.05% | 3.07% | 3.04% | ... |
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