Among OECD member countries, the United States had the ******* percentage of gross domestic product spent on health care as of 2024. The U.S. spent nearly **** percent of its GDP on health care services. Germany, Austria, and Germany followed the U.S. with distinctly smaller percentages. The United States had both significantly higher private and public spending on health compared with other developed countries. Why compare OECD countries? OECD stands for Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. It is an economic organization consisting of 38 members, mostly high-income countries and committed to democratic principles and market economy. This makes OECD statistics more comparable than statistics of developed and undeveloped countries. Health economics is an important matter for the OECD, even more since increasing health costs and an aging population have become an issue for many developed countries. Health costs in the U.S. A higher GDP share spent on health care does not automatically lead to a better functioning health system. In the case of the U.S., high spending is mainly because of higher costs and prices, not due to higher utilization. For example, physicians’ salaries are much higher in the U.S. than in other comparable countries. A doctor in the U.S. earns more than ***** as much as the average physician in Germany. Pharmaceutical spending per capita is also distinctly higher in the United States. Furthermore, the U.S. also spends more on health administrative costs compared to other wealthy countries.

In 2024, the United States had the ******* per capita health expenditure among OECD countries. At that time, per capita health expenditure in the U.S. amounted over ******** U.S. dollars, significantly higher than in Switzerland, the country with the ************** per capita health expenditure. Norway, Germany and, the Netherlands are also within the top five countries with the highest per capita health expenditure. The United States also spent the highest share of it’s gross domestic product on health care, with **** percent of its GDP spent on health care services. Health Expenditure in the U.S. The United States is the highest spending country worldwide when it comes to health care. In 2023, total health expenditure in the U.S. came close to **** trillion dollars. Expenditure as a percentage of GDP is projected to increase to approximately ** percent by the year 2033. Distribution of Health Expenditure in the U.S. Health expenditure in the United States is spread out across multiple categories such as nursing home facilities, home health care, and prescription drugs. As of 2023, the majority of health expenditure in the United States was spent on hospital care, accounting for a bit less than *** third of all health spending. Hospital care was followed by spending on physician and clinical services which accounted for ** percent of overall health expenditure.

Per capita national health expenditures in the United States have increased significantly since 1960. In 2023, national health expenditures amounted to **** thousand U.S. dollars per capita. For comparison, in 1960, per capital expenditures for health stood at *** U.S. dollars. According to recent data, the U.S. has some of the highest health care costs in the world. Health care expenditures With increased per capita health expenditures, U.S. health care expenditures as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) have also increased over the decades. Among developed countries, the U.S. has the highest health expenditure as a proportion of the GDP. The high level of health costs in the U.S. may be attributable to high costs for prescribed drugs and health services as well as high administrative costs. Cost areas A large proportion of all health care spending in the U.S. is attributable to hospital care and physician and clinical services. In recent years, many sectors have seen an increase in health care spending. However, data suggests that prescription drugs have seen some of the most dramatic increases in spending in recent years. The annual prescription drug expenditures in the U.S. reached an all-time high by the end of 2022.

Health Spending Over Time

Where does the world spend its money?

By Eva Murray [source]

About this dataset

This dataset contains data on health expenditure from the OECD. The data covers general government expenditure on health, private health expenditure, and out-of-pocket expenditure on health. The data is sourced from the OECD Data portal and is updated regularly

How to use the dataset

This dataset contains data on health expenditure from the OECD. The data is broken down by country, year, indicator, and subject

Research Ideas

• To compare health expenditure between different countries
• To track changes in health expenditure over time
• To examine the relationship between health expenditure and other factors such as population size or GDP

Acknowledgements

Data Source

License

License: Dataset copyright by authors - You are free to: - Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially. - Adapt - remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. - You must: - Give appropriate credit - Provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. - ShareAlike - You must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. - Keep intact - all notices that refer to this license, including copyright notices.

Columns

File: DP_LIVE_18102020154144776.csv | Column name | Description | |:---------------|:---------------------------------------------------| | LOCATION | The country where the data was collected. (String) | | INDICATOR | The indicator used to collect the data. (String) | | SUBJECT | The subject of the data. (String) | | MEASURE | The measure of the data. (String) | | FREQUENCY | The frequency of the data. (String) | | TIME | The time of the data. (String) | | Value | The value of the data. (Float) | | Flag Codes | The flag codes of the data. (String) |

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit Eva Murray.

Global Health Spending

Country Global Health Spending Over Time

By Eva Murray [source]

About this dataset

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How to use the dataset

To get started with this data, begin by exploring the location and time columns as these will provide a breakdown of which countries are represented in the dataset as well as when each observation was collected. To drill down further into the analysis, use indicators, subjects and measures fields for comparison between healthcare spending for different topics like drug access or acute care across countries over time. The values field contains actual values related to healthcare spending while flag codes tell you if there are any discrepancies in data quality so it is important look into those too if necessary.

This dataset is useful for research relatedto how global health expenditures have varied across different countries over time and difference sources of funding among a few other applications. Understanding what's included in this dataset will help you determine how best to use it when doing comparative country-level analyses or international studies on healthcare funding sources over time

Research Ideas

• Identify countries with high public health spending as a percentage of GDP and determine if their population has better health outcomes than those with lower spending.
• Compare public health investments across various countries during the same period to ascertain areas that need more attention, such as medical research, vaccinations, medication and healthcare staffing.
• Determine the trends in health expenditures over time for key indicators such as life expectancy to gain insights into how well a country is managing its healthcare sector

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. Data Source

License

License: Dataset copyright by authors - You are free to: - Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially. - Adapt - remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. - You must: - Give appropriate credit - Provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. - ShareAlike - You must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. - Keep intact - all notices that refer to this license, including copyright notices.

Columns

File: DP_LIVE_18102020154144776.csv | Column name | Description | |:---------------|:-----------------------------------------| | LOCATION | Country or region of the data. (String) | | INDICATOR | Health spending indicator. (String) | | SUBJECT | Health spending subject. (String) | | MEASURE | Measurement of health spending. (String) | | FREQUENCY | Frequency of data collection. (String) | | TIME | Year of data collection. (Integer) | | Value | Value of health spending. (Float) | | Flag Codes | Codes related to data quality. (String) |

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. If you use this dataset in your research, please credit Eva Murray.

This bar chart displays health expenditure (% of GDP) by currency using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in Europe. The data is about countries.

In 2023, health expenditure in China amounted to about **** percent of the GDP, up from **** percent in the previous year. Rising healthcare expenditure In the past four decades, China's overall healthcare spending has increased consistently. Growing government funding and private investments have led to an expansion of the health system, resulting in more healthcare facilities, more beds, and improved medical technologies. At present, more than ********* of the nation's healthcare expenditures are out-of-pocket costs borne by patients, with the rest covered by government subsidies and medical insurance. The improved medical insurance system At the turn of this century, China introduced a range of statutory medical insurance programs, including the Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance, the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme, and the Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance. The programs gradually reduced the high out-of-pocket medical bills borne by Chinese patients, while providing a more stable source of income for the healthcare providers. Since around 2017, the basic medical insurance system was simplified, resulting in two insurance schemes covering ** percent of the population.

This bar chart displays health expenditure (% of GDP) by currency using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in New Zealand. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This bar chart displays health expenditure (% of GDP) by currency using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in Caribbean. The data is about countries.

This bar chart displays health expenditure (% of GDP) by currency using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in Cuba. The data is about countries per year.

Countries by Gross National Income (GNI)

Economic health by nation

About this dataset

Gross National Income (GNI) is a marker of the economic health of a nation - it encompasses a nation's GDP while also taking into account money flowing in and out of the country from foreign trade. This dataset provides GNI rankings for countries around the world, allowing for comparisons of economic health and growth. Explore how different nations fare in terms of GNI, and what this says about their overall economic stability!

How to use the dataset

The Gross National Income (GNI) of countries around the world is a measure of the economic health of a nation. It is a summation of a nation's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) plus the money flowing into and out of the country from foreign countries.

This dataset provides Rankings of countries by their GNI. The data is divided into two files: df_1.csv and df_2.csv. Both files contain the following columns:

No.: The number of the country. (Numeric)

Country: The name of the country. (String)

Research Ideas

• Measuring the economic health of a nation
• Comparing the GDP of different countries
• Determining the money flow into and out of a country

Acknowledgements

GNI data is sourced from wikipedia

License

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain Dedication No Copyright - You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. See Other Information.

Columns

File: df_1.csv

File: df_4.csv | Column name | Description | |:----------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------| | No. | The rank of the country based on GNI. (Numeric) | | Country | The name of the country. (String) | | GNI (Atlas method)[8] | The GNI of the country, in US dollars. (Numeric) | | GNI (Atlas method)[8].1 | The GNI of the country, as a percentage of the world total. (Numeric) | | GNI[9] | The GNI of the country, in US dollars. (Numeric) | | GNI[9].1 | The GNI of the country, as a percentage of the world total. (Numeric) | | GDP[10] | The GDP of the country, in US dollars. (Numeric) |

File: df_9.csv | Column name | Description | |:--------------|:----------------------| | 0 | Country Name (String) | | 1 | GNI (Integer) |

File: df_3.csv | Column name | Description | |:--------------|:----------------------| | 0 | Country Name (String) |

File: df_2.csv

File: df_6.csv | Column name | Description | |:--------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------| | Rank | The rank of the country based on GNI. (Numeric) | | 2021 | The GNI of the country in 2021. (Numeric) | | 2021.1 | The GNI of the country in 2021, adjusted for inflation. (Numeric) | | 2016 | The GNI of the country in 2016. (Numeric) | | 2016.1 | The GNI of the country in 2016, adjusted for inflation. (Numeric) | | 2014 | The GNI of the country in 2014. (Numeric) | | 2014.1 | The GNI of the country in 2014, adjusted for inflation. (Numeric) | | 2013 | The GNI of the country in 2013. (Numeric) | | 2013.1 | The GNI of the country in 2013, adjusted for inflation. (Numeric) | | 2012 | The GNI of the country in 2012. (Numeric) | | 2012.1 | The GNI of the country in 2012, adjusted for inflation. (Numeric) | | 2011 | The GNI of the country in 2011. (Numeric) | | 2011.1 | The GNI of the country in 2011, adjusted for inflation. (Numeric) | | 2010 | The GNI of the country in 2010. (Numeric) | | 2010.1 | The GNI of the country in 2010, adjusted for inflation. (Numeric) | | 2009 | The GNI of the country in 2009. (Numeric) | | 2009.1 | The GNI of the country in 2009, adjusted for inflation. (Numeric) | | 2008 | The GNI of the country in 2008. (Numeric) | | 2008.1 | The GNI of the country in 200...

This bar chart displays health expenditure (% of GDP) by currency using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in Japan. The data is about countries per year.

This bar chart displays health expenditure (% of GDP) by currency using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in Southern Asia. The data is about countries.

This bar chart displays health expenditure (% of GDP) by currency using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in Middle Africa. The data is about countries.

In 2022, the U.S. government spent more on healthcare than any other country, at 16.6 percent of GDP. In the same year, U.S. military expenditure was 3.45 percent of GDP. This statistic shows the healthcare and military expenditure as a percentage of GDP in select countries in 2022.

Graph and download economic data for Employer contributions for employee pension and insurance funds: Domestic private industries: Educational services, health care, and social assistance (N4918C0A144NBEA) from 1998 to 2023 about pension, contributions, social assistance, health, insurance, education, private industries, domestic, services, private, employment, industry, GDP, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Supplements to Wages and Salaries: Health insurance: Publicly administered government employee insurance funds (DISCONTINUED) (Y390RC0A144NBEA) from 1998 to 2016 about pension, public, contributions, insurance, government, employment, GDP, and USA.

In 2023, Australia's expenditure on health was just under *** percent of the country's GDP. This was a decrease from the previous year, which saw health expenditure at **** percent of the national GDP. How was the money spent? Australia’s health expenditure was divided among several health functions. Medical services and benefits was the health function which saw the largest amount of health expenditure in 2023, receiving around ** billion Australian dollars. Many areas within the health system saw a growth in health expenditure, such as patient transport services, which received a ****% growth in expenditure. Federal and state government spending The health care system in Australia is funded by both the federal and state governments. The federal government generally has the higher share of health expenditure in the country compared to state and territory spending. Part of the federal health expenditure includes grants to the state governments, which in 2023 amounted to almost ** billion Australian dollars.

This bar chart displays health expenditure (% of GDP) by currency using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in Guyana. The data is about countries per year.

This bar chart displays health expenditure (% of GDP) by currency using the aggregation average, weighted by gdp in Oceania. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.