Health share of government spending in Ireland in 2023 — 22.16%. Ranked 5 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 7.2 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22.16 | −0.21 pp |
| 2022 | 22.37 | +1.4 pp |
| 2021 | 20.97 | +0.67 pp |
| 2020 | 20.3 | −0.17 pp |
| 2019 | 20.47 | +0.42 pp |
| 2018 | 20.05 | +0.18 pp |
| 2017 | 19.87 | +0.61 pp |
| 2016 | 19.26 | +1.14 pp |
| 2015 | 18.12 | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 18.02 | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 17.92 | −0.01 pp |
| 2012 | 17.93 | +1.75 pp |
| 2011 | 16.18 | +3.83 pp |
| 2010 | 12.35 | −4.95 pp |
| 2009 | 17.3 | −0.12 pp |
| 2008 | 17.42 | +0.06 pp |
| 2007 | 17.36 | −0.07 pp |
| 2006 | 17.43 | −0.82 pp |
| 2005 | 18.25 | +0.89 pp |
| 2004 | 17.36 | +0.46 pp |
| 2003 | 16.9 | +0.87 pp |
| 2002 | 16.03 | +0.45 pp |
| 2001 | 15.59 | +0.63 pp |
| 2000 | 14.96 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
Healthcare Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
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Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
