Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Northern Europe

Health share of government spending in Northern Europe in 2023 — 16.28%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.65 pp.

2023 16.28% −0.43 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 17.11%2021
Period minimum 12.64%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Northern Europe, 2000–2023121416182000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 12.64%2001: 12.91%2002: 13.47%2003: 13.83%2004: 13.85%2005: 14.02%2006: 14.05%2007: 14.16%2008: 13.75%2009: 13.96%2010: 13.45%2011: 14.32%2012: 14.56%2013: 14.71%2014: 14.91%2015: 15.14%2016: 15.37%2017: 15.5%2018: 15.68%2019: 16.09%2020: 15.86%2021: 17.11%2022: 16.72%2023: 16.28%
Change over the period: +3.65 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Northern Europe 16.28%
World computed 10.81%
Health share of government spending — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 16.28 −0.43 pp
2022 16.72 −0.39 pp
2021 17.11 +1.25 pp
2020 15.86 −0.23 pp
2019 16.09 +0.4 pp
2018 15.68 +0.18 pp
2017 15.5 +0.13 pp
2016 15.37 +0.22 pp
2015 15.14 +0.23 pp
2014 14.91 +0.2 pp
2013 14.71 +0.15 pp
2012 14.56 +0.24 pp
2011 14.32 +0.88 pp
2010 13.45 −0.51 pp
2009 13.96 +0.21 pp
2008 13.75 −0.41 pp
2007 14.16 +0.11 pp
2006 14.05 +0.04 pp
2005 14.02 +0.17 pp
2004 13.85 +0.02 pp
2003 13.83 +0.36 pp
2002 13.47 +0.56 pp
2001 12.91 +0.27 pp
2000 12.64

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.