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DEFINITION:
This entry provides the total expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP. Health expenditures are broadly defined as activities performed either by institutions or individuals through the application of medical, paramedical, and/or nursing knowledge and technology, the primary purpose of which is to promote, restore, or maintain health.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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| 1 | Brazil | 8.9% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| 2 | South Africa | 8.5% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Argentina | 8.1% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Hungary | 7.7% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Bulgaria | 7.6% of GDP | 2010 | ||
| 6 | Chile | 7.5% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Ukraine | 7.3% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Lithuania | 7% of GDP | 2010 | ||
| =9 | Poland | 6.7% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| =9 | Turkey | 6.7% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| =9 | Latvia | 6.7% of GDP | 2010 | ||
| 12 | Mexico | 6.4% of GDP | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Russia | 6.2% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Colombia | 6.1% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| 15 | Estonia | 6% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Romania | 5.9% of GDP | 2010 | ||
| =17 | China | 5.2% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| =17 | Venezuela | 5.2% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| 19 | Peru | 4.8% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| =20 | Philippines | 4.1% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| =20 | Thailand | 4.1% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| 22 | India | 3.9% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| 23 | Malaysia | 3.6% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| 24 | Indonesia | 2.7% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Pakistan | 2.5% of GDP | 2011 |
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Interesting observations about People > Health expenditures
- Liberia ranked first for health expenditures amongst Hot countries in 2011.
- United States ranked first for health expenditures amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2011.
- Sierra Leone ranked first for health expenditures amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
- France ranked first for health expenditures amongst Catholic countries in 2011.
- Netherlands ranked first for health expenditures amongst Europe in 2011.
- Brazil ranked first for health expenditures amongst Emerging markets in 2011.
- Costa Rica ranked first for health expenditures amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2011.
- Tuvalu ranked first for health expenditures amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2011.
- Jordan ranked first for health expenditures amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2011.
- Lesotho ranked first for health expenditures amongst Landlocked countries in 2011.
