Health expenditure fell 2.70% to USD 253,510 mil in the United Kingdom in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, health expenditure in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of USD 295,251 mil in 2014 and an all time low of USD 2,830 mil in 1960. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, health expenditure in Belgium amounted to USD 49,466 mil, USD 296,497 mil in France, USD 417,133 mil in Germany and USD 23,533 mil in Ireland in 2017.
United Kingdom has been ranked 5th within the group of 36 countries we follow in terms of health expenditure.
| Health Expenditure, Total (USD) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Austria | USD mil | 43,264 | 41,780 | 44,251 | 45,901 | 39,537 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | USD mil | 52,770 | 50,349 | 53,521 | 54,974 | 46,009 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | USD mil | 182,979 | 186,807 | 186,713 | 179,387 | 161,842 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | USD mil | 320,600 | 304,004 | 321,744 | 331,234 | 280,559 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD mil | 403,006 | 381,792 | 409,715 | 427,862 | 374,813 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | USD mil | 1,287 | 1,243 | 1,359 | 1,509 | 1,448 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | USD mil | 25,498 | 24,251 | 24,586 | 25,104 | 21,655 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | USD mil | 201,295 | 185,745 | 190,781 | 194,201 | 164,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | USD mil | 3,671 | 3,727 | 4,048 | 4,271 | 3,579 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | USD mil | 95,206 | 91,532 | 95,588 | 96,905 | 79,589 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | USD mil | 32,951 | 31,057 | 33,430 | 34,056 | 30,278 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD mil | 135,404 | 121,324 | 122,946 | 124,450 | 109,293 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD mil | 221,987 | 223,242 | 269,253 | 295,251 | 283,709 |
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