Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP fell 1.09% to 6.25% in Australia in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Australia reached an all time high of 6.36% in 2015 and an all time low of 1.86% in 1960.
Australia has been ranked 17th within the group of 33 countries we follow in terms of public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Health Expenditure (As % of GDP) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Australia | % | 6.32% | 6.28% | 6.28% | 6.10% | 6.36% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 1.26% | 1.45% | 1.54% | 1.25% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 1.09% | 1.20% | 1.20% | 1.35% | 1.11% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 2.14% | 2.22% | 2.21% | 2.30% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 8.28% | 8.46% | 8.08% | 7.49% | 7.35% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 2.52% | 3.57% | 3.61% | 3.47% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Philippines | % | 1.31% | 1.35% | 1.39% | 1.61% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 1.35% | 1.52% | 1.81% | 2.05% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 3.20% | 3.58% | 3.66% | 3.21% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 2.81% | 2.54% | 2.49% | 3.82% | ... | ... | ... |
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