{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"us-government-health-spending-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-government-health-spending-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-government-health-spending-gdp/","title":"United States Government Health Spending (2023)","description":"United States's Government Health Spending: 9 % of GDP in 2023, -0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.GHED.GD.ZS), 2000–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","World Bank","United States","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United States","temporal_coverage":"2000/2023","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"United States Government Health Spending","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.GHED.GD.ZS?locations=US"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"24"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United States"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United States (2023)","value":"9","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"24","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United States Government Health Spending"}],"observation_count":24,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":5.54275799},{"period":"2001","value":5.96832943},{"period":"2002","value":6.32602119},{"period":"2003","value":6.52382708},{"period":"2004","value":6.60953903},{"period":"2005","value":6.63018513},{"period":"2006","value":6.81126356},{"period":"2007","value":6.91318035},{"period":"2008","value":7.22217178},{"period":"2009","value":7.87214708},{"period":"2010","value":7.93023777},{"period":"2011","value":7.93057156},{"period":"2012","value":7.87408161},{"period":"2013","value":7.89930439},{"period":"2014","value":8.19843483},{"period":"2015","value":8.43071175},{"period":"2016","value":8.55800343},{"period":"2017","value":8.53016281},{"period":"2018","value":8.5214138},{"period":"2019","value":8.59688473},{"period":"2020","value":10.54044342},{"period":"2021","value":9.62210751},{"period":"2022","value":9.11976719},{"period":"2023","value":9.00711727}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"9.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"9.1","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"9.6","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"10.5","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"8.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"8.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"8.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"8.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"7.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"6.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2004","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks domestic general government health expenditure in United States 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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 10.5 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 5.5 in 2000. The latest reading of 9 in 2023 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}