World Health Spending
The world spent 10.1% of GDP on health in 2023 (a year earlier: 10%).
Updated July 12, 2026
World Health Spending
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DefinitionCurrent health expenditure — public and private — as a share of world GDP (WHO Global Health Expenditure Database via the WDI).
LimitationsExcludes capital investment in health infrastructure; updates lag two to three years.
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The world spent 10.1% of GDP on health in 2023 (a year earlier: 10%).
World Bank — World Development Indicators (SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS), World aggregate. License: CC BY 4.0. StatsPanda charts the original series directly and cites it on every download.
The underlying series is released on a annual cadence. This page was last updated July 12, 2026, and refreshes with each source release.