Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — European Union

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in the European Union in 2024 — 10.54%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.12 pp.

2024 10.54% +0.54 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 10.81%2021
Period minimum 8.42%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — European Union, 2000–20248910112000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 8.42%2001: 8.54%2002: 8.76%2003: 8.97%2004: 8.98%2005: 9.04%2006: 9%2007: 8.89%2008: 9.16%2009: 9.91%2010: 9.84%2011: 9.77%2012: 9.88%2013: 9.93%2014: 9.95%2015: 9.9%2016: 9.89%2017: 9.85%2018: 9.83%2019: 9.87%2020: 10.8%2021: 10.81%2022: 10.3%2023: 10%2024: 10.54%
Change over the period: +2.12 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 10.54 +0.54 pp
2023 10 −0.3 pp
2022 10.3 −0.51 pp
2021 10.81 +0.01 pp
2020 10.8 +0.93 pp
2019 9.87 +0.04 pp
2018 9.83 −0.02 pp
2017 9.85 −0.04 pp
2016 9.89 −0.02 pp
2015 9.9 −0.05 pp
2014 9.95 +0.03 pp
2013 9.93 +0.04 pp
2012 9.88 +0.11 pp
2011 9.77 −0.07 pp
2010 9.84 −0.07 pp
2009 9.91 +0.75 pp
2008 9.16 +0.27 pp
2007 8.89 −0.11 pp
2006 9 −0.04 pp
2005 9.04 +0.06 pp
2004 8.98 +0 pp
2003 8.97 +0.21 pp
2002 8.76 +0.22 pp
2001 8.54 +0.12 pp
2000 8.42

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.