The table illustrates the proportion of GDP possessed by health spending in five countries – Japan, Italy, France, Germany, and the USA – in 2022.
Overall, in 2022, the USA had a leg up in the percentage of economic output of health spending compared with other countries, whereas the reverse came true in the case of Japan’s share. In terms of types of health spending, in four countries, public health spending constitutes a larger part of GDP than private spending, unlike the USA’s share.
In 2022, the highest percentage of total health spending was 40% of GDP in the USA, with public spending at 17% and the highest private spending at 20%, while Japan recorded the lowest proportion of overall health spending at 20%, with public spending at 10% and private spending at 5%. Additionally, the other 3 countries recorded medium total health spending – Italy at 25%, France at 30%, and Germany at 35%.
On the other hand, in four countries, the percentage of public spending occupying GDP is considerably higher than private spending in 2022, except for the USA’s share. In both Japan and Italy, the proportion of public spending was 10%, while private spending was at 5% and 8%. In addition, public health spending in France and Germany was relatively higher at 15% and 18%, with significantly lower private spending at 12% and 15%. Different from these figures, the USA recorded a relatively higher proportion in private health spending at 20% than public spending at 17%.