The table compares the percentage of GDP spent on healthcare services by five different countries in 2002, including both public and private expenditures.
Overall, France allocated the highest proportion of its GDP to healthcare among the five countries, in both public and private sectors. In contrast, the lowest public spending was recorded in Italy, while Japan had the smallest share of private healthcare expenditure.
In terms of public healthcare spending, France led with 8.6% of its GDP, followed by Germany at 7%. Additionally, France also had the highest private sector spending, which brought its total healthcare expenditure to 11.4% of GDP—the highest among all countries. Despite ranking fourth in private spending, Germany’s combined healthcare budget was still the second largest overall.
On the other hand, Japan recorded the lowest private healthcare spending, at just 1.4% of GDP. Meanwhile, Italy spent the least from the public sector, at only 5.3%. As a result, both countries had the smallest overall expenditure on healthcare, each investing just over 7% of GDP. The United States ranked third in terms of both public and total healthcare spending, at 6% and 8.6% respectively.