United Kingdom Government Health Spending (2023)
United Kingdom's Government Health Spending: 9 % of GDP in 2023, -0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.GHED.GD.ZS), 2000–2023.
United Kingdom (2023)
9
% of GDP
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | -0.1pp |
| 2022 | 9.1 | -1pp |
| 2021 | 10.1 | -0.1pp |
| 2020 | 10.2 | +2.2pp |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.2pp |
| 2018 | 7.8 | +0.1pp |
| 2017 | 7.7 | -0.2pp |
| 2016 | 7.9 | unchanged |
| 2015 | 7.9 | unchanged |
| 2014 | 7.9 | unchanged |
| 2013 | 7.9 | -0.1pp |
| 2012 | 8 | unchanged |
| 2011 | 8 | unchanged |
| 2010 | 8 | -0.1pp |
| 2009 | 8.1 | +0.8pp |
| 2008 | 7.3 | +0.3pp |
| 2007 | 7 | unchanged |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.2pp |
| 2005 | 6.8 | +0.1pp |
| 2004 | 6.7 | +0.4pp |
About this Dataset
United Kingdom recorded 9 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was -0.1pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 5.4 in 2000 to 10.2 in 2020.
This page tracks domestic general government health expenditure in United Kingdom as a share of GDP. Read alongside total health expenditure to see the public/private financing split.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks domestic general government health expenditure in United Kingdom as a share of GDP. Read alongside total health expenditure to see the public/private financing split. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2023 (24 observations).
The series peaked at 10.2 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 5.4 in 2000. The latest reading of 9 in 2023 represents a change of -0.1pp.