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Health share of government spending — Norway

Health share of government spending in Norway in 2023 — 17.37%. Ranked 23 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.52 pp.

2023 17.37% −0.4 pp vs 2022
World rank 23of 192
Period maximum 17.91%2021
Period minimum 14.85%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Norway, 2000–202314151617182000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 14.85%2001: 15.03%2002: 15.81%2003: 15.86%2004: 16.12%2005: 16.28%2006: 16.01%2007: 16.14%2008: 16.51%2009: 16.48%2010: 16.61%2011: 16.79%2012: 17.18%2013: 17.1%2014: 17.23%2015: 17.58%2016: 17.55%2017: 17.4%2018: 17.6%2019: 17.52%2020: 17.05%2021: 17.91%2022: 17.76%2023: 17.37%
Change over the period: +2.52 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Norway 17.37%
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 — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 17.37 −0.4 pp
2022 17.76 −0.14 pp
2021 17.91 +0.86 pp
2020 17.05 −0.47 pp
2019 17.52 −0.08 pp
2018 17.6 +0.2 pp
2017 17.4 −0.15 pp
2016 17.55 −0.03 pp
2015 17.58 +0.35 pp
2014 17.23 +0.14 pp
2013 17.1 −0.08 pp
2012 17.18 +0.38 pp
2011 16.79 +0.18 pp
2010 16.61 +0.14 pp
2009 16.48 −0.03 pp
2008 16.51 +0.36 pp
2007 16.14 +0.14 pp
2006 16.01 −0.27 pp
2005 16.28 +0.16 pp
2004 16.12 +0.26 pp
2003 15.86 +0.05 pp
2002 15.81 +0.78 pp
2001 15.03 +0.18 pp
2000 14.85 —

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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