Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Germany

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Germany in 2024 — 12.27%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.51 pp.

2024 12.27% +0.52 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 22
Period maximum 12.72%2021
Period minimum 9.76%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Germany, 2000–20249101112132000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 9.76%2001: 9.78%2002: 10.03%2003: 10.22%2004: 9.97%2005: 10.11%2006: 9.96%2007: 9.83%2008: 10.03%2009: 10.97%2010: 10.83%2011: 10.52%2012: 10.59%2013: 10.74%2014: 10.77%2015: 10.92%2016: 10.97%2017: 11.05%2018: 11.18%2019: 11.43%2020: 12.47%2021: 12.72%2022: 12.45%2023: 11.74%2024: 12.27%
Change over the period: +2.51 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Germany 12.27%
Western Europe computed 11.66%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 12.27 +0.52 pp
2023 11.74 −0.7 pp
2022 12.45 −0.28 pp
2021 12.72 +0.26 pp
2020 12.47 +1.04 pp
2019 11.43 +0.24 pp
2018 11.18 +0.13 pp
2017 11.05 +0.08 pp
2016 10.97 +0.05 pp
2015 10.92 +0.15 pp
2014 10.77 +0.02 pp
2013 10.74 +0.15 pp
2012 10.59 +0.07 pp
2011 10.52 −0.31 pp
2010 10.83 −0.14 pp
2009 10.97 +0.94 pp
2008 10.03 +0.2 pp
2007 9.83 −0.13 pp
2006 9.96 −0.14 pp
2005 10.11 +0.13 pp
2004 9.97 −0.25 pp
2003 10.22 +0.19 pp
2002 10.03 +0.25 pp
2001 9.78 +0.02 pp
2000 9.76

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.