Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP fell 2.22% to 7.59% in the United Kingdom in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 8.09% in 2009 and an all time low of 3.34% in 1960. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Belgium amounted to 7.89%, 9.51% in France, 9.58% in Germany and 5.15% in Ireland in 2017.
United Kingdom has been ranked 11th within the group of 33 countries we follow in terms of public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP, 3 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 |
| Austria | % | 8.32% | 8.42% | 8.36% | 7.68% | 7.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 8.03% | 8.19% | 8.48% | 8.09% | 7.92% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 7.72% | 7.66% | 7.58% | 7.07% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| France | % | 8.91% | 8.98% | 9.04% | 8.87% | 8.81% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 8.60% | 8.64% | 8.68% | 9.25% | 9.34% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 7.27% | 7.28% | 7.29% | 6.84% | 6.75% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 5.91% | 6.00% | 6.04% | 6.82% | 5.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 7.13% | 7.10% | 7.09% | 6.82% | 6.70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 6.30% | 5.99% | 5.94% | 5.29% | 5.06% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 9.62% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 8.76% | 8.42% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 4.83% | 4.67% | 4.64% | 4.41% | 4.44% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 6.93% | 6.67% | 6.25% | 6.35% | 6.50% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 7.70% | 7.79% | 7.62% | 7.74% | 7.79% |
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