Relative to the size of its economy, the U.S. spends a greater amount on health care than other high-income nations. And while the U.S. has long had higher than average health spending, recent years have seen higher spending growth in peer nations. This chart collection compares health care spending in the U.S. and other OECD countries that are similarly large and wealthy, using data from the OECD Health Statistics database for peer countries, and from the 2024 National Health Expenditure Data for the U.S.
The analysis is available through the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker, an online information hub dedicated to monitoring and assessing the performance of the U.S. health system.
