Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Sweden

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Sweden in 2024 — 11.22%. Ranked 5 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.89 pp.

2024 11.22% +0.06 pp vs 2023
World rank 5of 22
Period maximum 11.42%2020
Period minimum 7.32%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Sweden, 2000–20246810122000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 7.32%2001: 7.89%2002: 8.19%2003: 8.32%2004: 8.14%2005: 8.16%2006: 8.04%2007: 7.99%2008: 8.23%2009: 8.78%2010: 8.32%2011: 10.5%2012: 10.83%2013: 10.99%2014: 11.07%2015: 10.93%2016: 10.96%2017: 10.95%2018: 11.09%2019: 10.93%2020: 11.42%2021: 11.23%2022: 10.86%2023: 11.15%2024: 11.22%
Change over the period: +3.89 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.22 +0.06 pp
2023 11.15 +0.3 pp
2022 10.86 −0.38 pp
2021 11.23 −0.19 pp
2020 11.42 +0.49 pp
2019 10.93 −0.16 pp
2018 11.09 +0.14 pp
2017 10.95 −0.01 pp
2016 10.96 +0.03 pp
2015 10.93 −0.14 pp
2014 11.07 +0.08 pp
2013 10.99 +0.15 pp
2012 10.83 +0.33 pp
2011 10.5 +2.18 pp
2010 8.32 −0.45 pp
2009 8.78 +0.55 pp
2008 8.23 +0.24 pp
2007 7.99 −0.05 pp
2006 8.04 −0.12 pp
2005 8.16 +0.02 pp
2004 8.14 −0.17 pp
2003 8.32 +0.13 pp
2002 8.19 +0.29 pp
2001 7.89 +0.57 pp
2000 7.32

Northern Europe, 2024

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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.