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Health share of government spending — Sweden

Health share of government spending in Sweden in 2023 — 19.45%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 7.65 pp.

2023 19.45% +0.4 pp vs 2022
World rank 12of 192
Period maximum 19.45%2023
Period minimum 11.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Sweden, 2000–20231012141618202000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 11.8%2001: 12.28%2002: 12.56%2003: 12.78%2004: 12.74%2005: 12.83%2006: 12.92%2007: 13.28%2008: 13.43%2009: 13.7%2010: 13.49%2011: 17.69%2012: 17.77%2013: 17.61%2014: 17.97%2015: 18.2%2016: 18.28%2017: 18.45%2018: 18.49%2019: 18.67%2020: 18.55%2021: 19.28%2022: 19.05%2023: 19.45%
Change over the period: +7.65 pp Annual average: 0.33 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Sweden 19.45%
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 — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 19.45 +0.4 pp
2022 19.05 −0.22 pp
2021 19.28 +0.72 pp
2020 18.55 −0.12 pp
2019 18.67 +0.19 pp
2018 18.49 +0.04 pp
2017 18.45 +0.16 pp
2016 18.28 +0.08 pp
2015 18.2 +0.23 pp
2014 17.97 +0.36 pp
2013 17.61 −0.16 pp
2012 17.77 +0.08 pp
2011 17.69 +4.2 pp
2010 13.49 −0.21 pp
2009 13.7 +0.27 pp
2008 13.43 +0.15 pp
2007 13.28 +0.37 pp
2006 12.92 +0.08 pp
2005 12.83 +0.09 pp
2004 12.74 −0.04 pp
2003 12.78 +0.22 pp
2002 12.56 +0.28 pp
2001 12.28 +0.48 pp
2000 11.8 —

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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