Health expenditure Australia 2015–16

Public hospital expenditure by the Australian Government grew 8.4% in real terms from 2014–15 to 2015–16

Total health expenditure in 2015–16 was $170.4 billion—3.6% higher in real terms than in 2014–15

State and territory contributions ($44.4 billion, 26.1% of total) drove growth in the government expenditure share

Due to low GDP growth, health’s share of GDP has risen to 10.3%, driven mostly by higher prices