Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Ireland in 2023 — 5.04%. Ranked 50 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.46 pp.
2000–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.04 | +0.43 pp |
| 2022 | 4.61 | −0.33 pp |
| 2021 | 4.94 | −0.47 pp |
| 2020 | 5.41 | +0.53 pp |
| 2019 | 4.89 | −0.08 pp |
| 2018 | 4.97 | −0.05 pp |
| 2017 | 5.02 | −0.28 pp |
| 2016 | 5.29 | +0.21 pp |
| 2015 | 5.08 | −1.5 pp |
| 2014 | 6.58 | −0.55 pp |
| 2013 | 7.13 | −0.44 pp |
| 2012 | 7.57 | −0 pp |
| 2011 | 7.57 | −0.44 pp |
| 2010 | 8.01 | −0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 8.11 | +0.87 pp |
| 2008 | 7.24 | +1.05 pp |
| 2007 | 6.19 | +0.34 pp |
| 2006 | 5.85 | −0.18 pp |
| 2005 | 6.03 | +0.33 pp |
| 2004 | 5.7 | +0.18 pp |
| 2003 | 5.52 | +0.25 pp |
| 2002 | 5.27 | +0.26 pp |
| 2001 | 5.01 | +0.44 pp |
| 2000 | 4.57 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
