Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Southern Europe

Health share of government spending in Southern Europe in 2023 — 14.3%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.59 pp.

2023 14.3% −0.56 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 14.86%2022
Period minimum 12.8%2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Southern Europe, 2000–2023121314152000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 13.71%2001: 12.8%2002: 13.88%2003: 14.48%2004: 14.35%2005: 13.98%2006: 14.11%2007: 13.99%2008: 14.01%2009: 13.8%2010: 14.69%2011: 14.62%2012: 13.83%2013: 13.3%2014: 14.17%2015: 13.82%2016: 14.14%2017: 13.96%2018: 14.21%2019: 14.4%2020: 12.81%2021: 13.98%2022: 14.86%2023: 14.3%
Change over the period: +0.59 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Europe 14.3%
World computed 10.81%
Health share of government spending — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.3 −0.56 pp
2022 14.86 +0.88 pp
2021 13.98 +1.17 pp
2020 12.81 −1.6 pp
2019 14.4 +0.2 pp
2018 14.21 +0.24 pp
2017 13.96 −0.18 pp
2016 14.14 +0.33 pp
2015 13.82 −0.36 pp
2014 14.17 +0.88 pp
2013 13.3 −0.53 pp
2012 13.83 −0.79 pp
2011 14.62 −0.07 pp
2010 14.69 +0.89 pp
2009 13.8 −0.21 pp
2008 14.01 +0.01 pp
2007 13.99 −0.12 pp
2006 14.11 +0.13 pp
2005 13.98 −0.37 pp
2004 14.35 −0.12 pp
2003 14.48 +0.6 pp
2002 13.88 +1.08 pp
2001 12.8 −0.9 pp
2000 13.71

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.