Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Greece

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Greece in 2023 — 4.25%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.38 pp.

2023 4.25% −0.32 pp vs 2022
World rank 77of 192
Period maximum 6.63%2010
Period minimum 3.96%2019

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Greece, 2000–2023345672000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4.63%2001: 5.21%2002: 5.12%2003: 5.2%2004: 4.87%2005: 5.33%2006: 5.17%2007: 5.4%2008: 5.85%2009: 6.51%2010: 6.63%2011: 6.04%2012: 5.75%2013: 5.23%2014: 4.52%2015: 4.77%2016: 4.43%2017: 4.3%2018: 4.18%2019: 3.96%2020: 5.06%2021: 5.38%2022: 4.57%2023: 4.25%
Change over the period: −0.38 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Greece 4.25%
World 6.14%
Southern Europe computed 6.22%
High-income countries computed 7.91%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.25 −0.32 pp
2022 4.57 −0.81 pp
2021 5.38 +0.32 pp
2020 5.06 +1.11 pp
2019 3.96 −0.22 pp
2018 4.18 −0.12 pp
2017 4.3 −0.14 pp
2016 4.43 −0.34 pp
2015 4.77 +0.25 pp
2014 4.52 −0.71 pp
2013 5.23 −0.52 pp
2012 5.75 −0.28 pp
2011 6.04 −0.59 pp
2010 6.63 +0.11 pp
2009 6.51 +0.67 pp
2008 5.85 +0.45 pp
2007 5.4 +0.23 pp
2006 5.17 −0.16 pp
2005 5.33 +0.46 pp
2004 4.87 −0.33 pp
2003 5.2 +0.08 pp
2002 5.12 −0.09 pp
2001 5.21 +0.58 pp
2000 4.63

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.