Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Western Europe in 2023 — 7.99%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.21 pp.
2000–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.99 | −0.64 pp |
| 2022 | 8.63 | −0.35 pp |
| 2021 | 8.98 | +0.13 pp |
| 2020 | 8.85 | +0.87 pp |
| 2019 | 7.98 | +0.03 pp |
| 2018 | 7.95 | +0.01 pp |
| 2017 | 7.94 | +0.06 pp |
| 2016 | 7.88 | +0.15 pp |
| 2015 | 7.73 | +0.04 pp |
| 2014 | 7.69 | +0.06 pp |
| 2013 | 7.63 | +0.13 pp |
| 2012 | 7.5 | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 7.4 | −0.15 pp |
| 2010 | 7.54 | −0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 7.65 | +0.58 pp |
| 2008 | 7.07 | +0.15 pp |
| 2007 | 6.91 | −0.07 pp |
| 2006 | 6.98 | −0.11 pp |
| 2005 | 7.09 | +0.02 pp |
| 2004 | 7.07 | −0.13 pp |
| 2003 | 7.2 | +0.13 pp |
| 2002 | 7.07 | +0.21 pp |
| 2001 | 6.86 | +0.08 pp |
| 2000 | 6.78 | — |
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.