Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Australia
Australia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 10.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Australia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Australia is 10.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Australia peaked at 10.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2000.
That places Australia 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.4% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More health data for Australia
- Population ages 15-64, total 17.74 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 5.00 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 18.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 169,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 161,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 169,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 170,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 168,944 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 160,792 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Australia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Australia was 10.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).