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Health share of government spending — Portugal

Health share of government spending in Portugal in 2023 — 14.56%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.5 pp.

2023 14.56% −0.42 pp vs 2022
World rank 52of 192
Period maximum 14.99%2022
Period minimum 11.15%2014

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Portugal, 2000–202311121314152000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 14.06%2001: 13.72%2002: 14.46%2003: 14.18%2004: 14.54%2005: 14.63%2006: 13.12%2007: 13.03%2008: 13.17%2009: 12.86%2010: 12.84%2011: 12.53%2012: 12.1%2013: 11.71%2014: 11.15%2015: 11.91%2016: 12.9%2017: 12.54%2018: 13.31%2019: 13.6%2020: 13.76%2021: 14.79%2022: 14.99%2023: 14.56%
Change over the period: +0.5 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Portugal 14.56%
World computed 10.81%
Europe & Central Asia 14.51%
Southern Europe computed 14.3%
High-income countries computed 14.4%
Health share of government spending — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.56 −0.42 pp
2022 14.99 +0.19 pp
2021 14.79 +1.04 pp
2020 13.76 +0.15 pp
2019 13.6 +0.29 pp
2018 13.31 +0.78 pp
2017 12.54 −0.36 pp
2016 12.9 +0.99 pp
2015 11.91 +0.76 pp
2014 11.15 −0.57 pp
2013 11.71 −0.38 pp
2012 12.1 −0.43 pp
2011 12.53 −0.31 pp
2010 12.84 −0.02 pp
2009 12.86 −0.31 pp
2008 13.17 +0.13 pp
2007 13.03 −0.08 pp
2006 13.12 −1.51 pp
2005 14.63 +0.09 pp
2004 14.54 +0.35 pp
2003 14.18 −0.28 pp
2002 14.46 +0.74 pp
2001 13.72 −0.34 pp
2000 14.06 —

Southern Europe, 2023

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

SM San Marino 26.2 ME Montenegro 16.6 MT Malta 15.91 AD Andorra 15.19 ES Spain 14.85 SI Slovenia 14.63 PT Portugal 14.56 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.42 RS Serbia 12.97 HR Croatia 12.84 AL Albania 12.28 MK North Macedonia 12.05 MC Monaco 11.93 IT Italy 11.44 GR Greece 8.58
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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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