In the 2018 financial year, the national health expenditure amounted to about 10.3 percent of the gross domestic product in Australia. for the most part, the national health expenditure had increased year on year from 2008 to 2016 however there was a slight downturn in the two years thereafter.
Health expenditure as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2018
Australia's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, the financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017
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AIHW. (September 25, 2019). Health expenditure as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/640683/australia-health-expenditure-as-percentage-of-gdp/
AIHW. "Health expenditure as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2018." Chart. September 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/640683/australia-health-expenditure-as-percentage-of-gdp/
AIHW. (2019). Health expenditure as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/640683/australia-health-expenditure-as-percentage-of-gdp/
AIHW. "Health Expenditure as a Percentage of The Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) in Australia from Financial Year 2008 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/640683/australia-health-expenditure-as-percentage-of-gdp/
AIHW, Health expenditure as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/640683/australia-health-expenditure-as-percentage-of-gdp/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Health expenditure as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2018 [Graph], AIHW, September 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/640683/australia-health-expenditure-as-percentage-of-gdp/
