Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Western Europe

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Western Europe in 2024 — 11.66%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.3 pp.

2024 11.66% +0.32 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 12.19%2021
Period minimum 9.36%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Western Europe, 2000–20249101112132000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 9.36%2001: 9.47%2002: 9.77%2003: 9.98%2004: 9.92%2005: 9.96%2006: 9.9%2007: 9.81%2008: 10.01%2009: 10.83%2010: 10.74%2011: 10.6%2012: 10.74%2013: 10.84%2014: 10.91%2015: 10.96%2016: 10.99%2017: 11.01%2018: 11%2019: 11.09%2020: 12.02%2021: 12.19%2022: 11.73%2023: 11.34%2024: 11.66%
Change over the period: +2.3 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.66 +0.32 pp
2023 11.34 −0.39 pp
2022 11.73 −0.46 pp
2021 12.19 +0.18 pp
2020 12.02 +0.93 pp
2019 11.09 +0.09 pp
2018 11 −0.01 pp
2017 11.01 +0.02 pp
2016 10.99 +0.03 pp
2015 10.96 +0.05 pp
2014 10.91 +0.07 pp
2013 10.84 +0.1 pp
2012 10.74 +0.14 pp
2011 10.6 −0.15 pp
2010 10.74 −0.08 pp
2009 10.83 +0.82 pp
2008 10.01 +0.2 pp
2007 9.81 −0.09 pp
2006 9.9 −0.06 pp
2005 9.96 +0.04 pp
2004 9.92 −0.06 pp
2003 9.98 +0.2 pp
2002 9.77 +0.3 pp
2001 9.47 +0.11 pp
2000 9.36

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.