Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Southern Europe

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Southern Europe in 2023 — 8.75%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.37 pp.

2023 8.75% −0.42 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 9.96%2020
Period minimum 7.38%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Southern Europe, 2000–2023789102000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 7.38%2001: 7.49%2002: 7.59%2003: 7.85%2004: 8.05%2005: 8.21%2006: 8.24%2007: 8.13%2008: 8.54%2009: 9.07%2010: 9.06%2011: 8.93%2012: 8.96%2013: 8.87%2014: 8.87%2015: 8.89%2016: 8.74%2017: 8.74%2018: 8.75%2019: 8.8%2020: 9.96%2021: 9.7%2022: 9.17%2023: 8.75%
Change over the period: +1.37 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Europe 8.75%
World 10.06%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 8.75 −0.42 pp
2022 9.17 −0.53 pp
2021 9.7 −0.26 pp
2020 9.96 +1.16 pp
2019 8.8 +0.05 pp
2018 8.75 +0.01 pp
2017 8.74 +0 pp
2016 8.74 −0.15 pp
2015 8.89 +0.02 pp
2014 8.87 +0 pp
2013 8.87 −0.09 pp
2012 8.96 +0.03 pp
2011 8.93 −0.12 pp
2010 9.06 −0.01 pp
2009 9.07 +0.53 pp
2008 8.54 +0.41 pp
2007 8.13 −0.11 pp
2006 8.24 +0.03 pp
2005 8.21 +0.16 pp
2004 8.05 +0.2 pp
2003 7.85 +0.26 pp
2002 7.59 +0.09 pp
2001 7.49 +0.12 pp
2000 7.38

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.