Government health expenditure as a share of GDP, 1880 to 2021

This metric captures spending on government funded health care systems and social health insurance, as well as compulsory health insurance.

18802021190019201940196019802000FranceBelgiumGermanySwedenJapanAustraliaCanadaNew ZealandSpainUnited Kingdom

Source: Our World In Data based on Lindert (1994), OECD (1993), OECD Stat

Note: Health spending includes final consumption of health care goods and services (i.e. current health expenditure). This excludes spending on capital investments.