In 20187, health spending as a share of the GDP amounted to nearly 17 percent in the United States. The disproportionate high health costs in the United States compared to other developed countries is an ongoing issue and an often hotly debated political topic, especially before presidential elections. This statistic depicts the health spending as a share of GDP in selected developed countries in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018.
Health spending as a share of GDP in selected developed countries in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018
U.S. spending per capita as reported by OECD differs from CMS figures reported elsewhere in the CHCF report. Health spending refers to National Health Expenditures.
2013-2017 values were quoted from previous editions of "California Health Care Almanac - Health Care Costs 101".
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CHCF. (June 28, 2021). Health spending as a share of GDP in selected developed countries in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/246929/health-spending-per-capita-as-a-share-of-gdp-worldwide/
CHCF. "Health spending as a share of GDP in selected developed countries in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018." Chart. June 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246929/health-spending-per-capita-as-a-share-of-gdp-worldwide/
CHCF. (2021). Health spending as a share of GDP in selected developed countries in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246929/health-spending-per-capita-as-a-share-of-gdp-worldwide/
CHCF. "Health Spending as a Share of Gdp in Selected Developed Countries in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246929/health-spending-per-capita-as-a-share-of-gdp-worldwide/
CHCF, Health spending as a share of GDP in selected developed countries in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246929/health-spending-per-capita-as-a-share-of-gdp-worldwide/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Health spending as a share of GDP in selected developed countries in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018 [Graph], CHCF, June 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/246929/health-spending-per-capita-as-a-share-of-gdp-worldwide/
