Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in China
China: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in China, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in China stood at 5.9%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in China peaked at 5.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2007.
That places China 107th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 104 Morocco 6.1% compare
- 105 Iran 6.0% compare
- 106 Zambia 6.0% compare
- 108 Cape Verde 5.8% compare
- 109 Luxembourg 5.8% compare
- 110 Sao Tome and Principe 5.8% compare
More health data for China
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 9.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 9.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 8.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 9.57 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 9.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 8.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 7.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 6.93 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 7.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 8.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in China?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in China was 5.9% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2007.
- How does China rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- China ranks 107th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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).