Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Germany

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Germany in 2023 — 9.29%. Ranked 5 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.63 pp.

2023 9.29% −0.72 pp vs 2022
World rank 5of 192
Period maximum 10.12%2021
Period minimum 7.43%2007

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Germany, 2000–202378910112000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 7.66%2001: 7.68%2002: 7.84%2003: 7.95%2004: 7.6%2005: 7.68%2006: 7.53%2007: 7.43%2008: 7.59%2009: 8.34%2010: 8.24%2011: 7.97%2012: 8.03%2013: 8.25%2014: 8.33%2015: 8.45%2016: 8.53%2017: 8.64%2018: 8.71%2019: 8.9%2020: 9.87%2021: 10.12%2022: 10.02%2023: 9.29%
Change over the period: +1.63 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Germany 9.29%
World 6.14%
Western Europe computed 7.99%
High-income countries computed 7.91%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 9.29 −0.72 pp
2022 10.02 −0.11 pp
2021 10.12 +0.25 pp
2020 9.87 +0.98 pp
2019 8.9 +0.19 pp
2018 8.71 +0.07 pp
2017 8.64 +0.1 pp
2016 8.53 +0.08 pp
2015 8.45 +0.12 pp
2014 8.33 +0.09 pp
2013 8.25 +0.21 pp
2012 8.03 +0.06 pp
2011 7.97 −0.26 pp
2010 8.24 −0.1 pp
2009 8.34 +0.75 pp
2008 7.59 +0.16 pp
2007 7.43 −0.1 pp
2006 7.53 −0.15 pp
2005 7.68 +0.08 pp
2004 7.6 −0.35 pp
2003 7.95 +0.11 pp
2002 7.84 +0.16 pp
2001 7.68 +0.02 pp
2000 7.66

Western Europe, 2023

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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.