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Health share of government spending — Iceland

Health share of government spending in Iceland in 2023 — 16.06%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.03 pp.

2023 16.06% −0.41 pp vs 2022
World rank 31of 192
Period maximum 16.84%2002
Period minimum 10.82%2008

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Iceland, 2000–202310121416182000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 16.04%2001: 14.88%2002: 16.84%2003: 16.55%2004: 16.17%2005: 16.11%2006: 15.57%2007: 15.31%2008: 10.82%2009: 13.37%2010: 13.69%2011: 13.09%2012: 13.8%2013: 14.38%2014: 14.59%2015: 15.14%2016: 14.34%2017: 15.37%2018: 15.88%2019: 16.44%2020: 15.76%2021: 16.46%2022: 16.47%2023: 16.06%
Change over the period: +0.03 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Iceland 16.06%
World computed 10.81%
Europe & Central Asia 14.51%
Northern Europe computed 16.28%
High-income countries computed 14.4%
Health share of government spending — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 16.06 −0.41 pp
2022 16.47 +0.01 pp
2021 16.46 +0.71 pp
2020 15.76 −0.69 pp
2019 16.44 +0.56 pp
2018 15.88 +0.51 pp
2017 15.37 +1.03 pp
2016 14.34 −0.8 pp
2015 15.14 +0.55 pp
2014 14.59 +0.21 pp
2013 14.38 +0.58 pp
2012 13.8 +0.71 pp
2011 13.09 −0.6 pp
2010 13.69 +0.31 pp
2009 13.37 +2.55 pp
2008 10.82 −4.49 pp
2007 15.31 −0.26 pp
2006 15.57 −0.54 pp
2005 16.11 −0.07 pp
2004 16.17 −0.37 pp
2003 16.55 −0.29 pp
2002 16.84 +1.95 pp
2001 14.88 −1.15 pp
2000 16.04 —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

IE Ireland 22.16 GB United Kingdom 20.05 SE Sweden 19.45 NO Norway 17.37 DK Denmark 16.92 IS Iceland 16.06 FI Finland 15.19 EE Estonia 12.96 LT Lithuania 12.73 LV Latvia 9.91
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About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

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

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