Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Denmark

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Denmark in 2024 — 7.83%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 7. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.09 pp.

2024 7.83% −0.13 pp vs 2023
World rank 3of 7
Period maximum 9.02%2020
Period minimum 6.74%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Denmark, 2000–20246789102000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 6.74%2001: 7.04%2002: 7.29%2003: 7.46%2004: 7.51%2005: 7.59%2006: 7.68%2007: 7.79%2008: 7.95%2009: 8.98%2010: 8.93%2011: 8.73%2012: 8.89%2013: 8.7%2014: 8.71%2015: 8.74%2016: 8.66%2017: 8.49%2018: 8.49%2019: 8.53%2020: 9.02%2021: 9%2022: 8%2023: 7.96%2024: 7.83%
Change over the period: +1.09 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 7.83 −0.13 pp
2023 7.96 −0.04 pp
2022 8 −1.01 pp
2021 9 −0.01 pp
2020 9.02 +0.49 pp
2019 8.53 +0.03 pp
2018 8.49 +0 pp
2017 8.49 −0.16 pp
2016 8.66 −0.09 pp
2015 8.74 +0.03 pp
2014 8.71 +0.01 pp
2013 8.7 −0.19 pp
2012 8.89 +0.16 pp
2011 8.73 −0.2 pp
2010 8.93 −0.05 pp
2009 8.98 +1.02 pp
2008 7.95 +0.17 pp
2007 7.79 +0.11 pp
2006 7.68 +0.08 pp
2005 7.59 +0.09 pp
2004 7.51 +0.05 pp
2003 7.46 +0.17 pp
2002 7.29 +0.24 pp
2001 7.04 +0.3 pp
2000 6.74

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.