Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Euro area

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in the Euro area in 2023 — 7.56%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.16 pp.

2023 7.56% −0.51 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 8.46%2021
Period minimum 6.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Euro area, 2000–202367892000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 6.4%2001: 6.5%2002: 6.65%2003: 6.78%2004: 6.75%2005: 6.83%2006: 6.76%2007: 6.68%2008: 6.92%2009: 7.51%2010: 7.46%2011: 7.3%2012: 7.34%2013: 7.4%2014: 7.42%2015: 7.42%2016: 7.49%2017: 7.47%2018: 7.46%2019: 7.49%2020: 8.45%2021: 8.46%2022: 8.07%2023: 7.56%
Change over the period: +1.16 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Euro area

Euro area 7.56%
World 6.14%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7.56 −0.51 pp
2022 8.07 −0.38 pp
2021 8.46 +0.01 pp
2020 8.45 +0.96 pp
2019 7.49 +0.03 pp
2018 7.46 −0 pp
2017 7.47 −0.02 pp
2016 7.49 +0.06 pp
2015 7.42 +0 pp
2014 7.42 +0.02 pp
2013 7.4 +0.06 pp
2012 7.34 +0.04 pp
2011 7.3 −0.15 pp
2010 7.46 −0.05 pp
2009 7.51 +0.59 pp
2008 6.92 +0.25 pp
2007 6.68 −0.08 pp
2006 6.76 −0.07 pp
2005 6.83 +0.08 pp
2004 6.75 −0.03 pp
2003 6.78 +0.13 pp
2002 6.65 +0.15 pp
2001 6.5 +0.1 pp
2000 6.4

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.