Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in the European Union in 2023 — 7.44%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.14 pp.
2000–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.44 | −0.43 pp |
| 2022 | 7.87 | −0.39 pp |
| 2021 | 8.26 | −0 pp |
| 2020 | 8.26 | +0.9 pp |
| 2019 | 7.36 | +0.02 pp |
| 2018 | 7.35 | −0.01 pp |
| 2017 | 7.35 | −0.03 pp |
| 2016 | 7.38 | +0.06 pp |
| 2015 | 7.32 | −0.01 pp |
| 2014 | 7.34 | +0.01 pp |
| 2013 | 7.32 | +0.06 pp |
| 2012 | 7.26 | +0.05 pp |
| 2011 | 7.21 | −0.09 pp |
| 2010 | 7.3 | −0.06 pp |
| 2009 | 7.37 | +0.59 pp |
| 2008 | 6.78 | +0.22 pp |
| 2007 | 6.55 | −0.09 pp |
| 2006 | 6.64 | −0.08 pp |
| 2005 | 6.72 | +0.06 pp |
| 2004 | 6.66 | −0.05 pp |
| 2003 | 6.71 | +0.14 pp |
| 2002 | 6.57 | +0.16 pp |
| 2001 | 6.4 | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 6.3 | — |
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.
What part of all government spending a country directs to health.
Healthcare Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
Healthcare Out-of-pocket health expenditureWhat share of medical spending people pay out of their own pocket at the point of care.
Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.