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Health share of government spending — Switzerland

Health share of government spending in Switzerland in 2023 — 11.65%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.81 pp.

2023 11.65% −0.7 pp vs 2022
World rank 80of 192
Period maximum 12.35%2022
Period minimum 7.84%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Switzerland, 2000–2023681012142000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 7.84%2001: 8.7%2002: 8.84%2003: 9.31%2004: 9.31%2005: 9.39%2006: 9.34%2007: 9.56%2008: 9.78%2009: 9.97%2010: 10.26%2011: 10.5%2012: 10.86%2013: 10.56%2014: 10.79%2015: 10.92%2016: 11.18%2017: 11.32%2018: 11.38%2019: 11.51%2020: 11.18%2021: 11.95%2022: 12.35%2023: 11.65%
Change over the period: +3.81 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Switzerland 11.65%
World computed 10.81%
Europe & Central Asia 14.51%
Western Europe computed 14.69%
High-income countries computed 14.4%
Health share of government spending — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.65 −0.7 pp
2022 12.35 +0.39 pp
2021 11.95 +0.78 pp
2020 11.18 −0.34 pp
2019 11.51 +0.13 pp
2018 11.38 +0.06 pp
2017 11.32 +0.15 pp
2016 11.18 +0.25 pp
2015 10.92 +0.13 pp
2014 10.79 +0.24 pp
2013 10.56 −0.31 pp
2012 10.86 +0.36 pp
2011 10.5 +0.24 pp
2010 10.26 +0.28 pp
2009 9.97 +0.19 pp
2008 9.78 +0.22 pp
2007 9.56 +0.21 pp
2006 9.34 −0.05 pp
2005 9.39 +0.08 pp
2004 9.31 +0 pp
2003 9.31 +0.47 pp
2002 8.84 +0.14 pp
2001 8.7 +0.86 pp
2000 7.84 —

Western Europe, 2023

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

DE Germany 19.21 AT Austria 16.19 LI Liechtenstein 15.85 NL Netherlands 15.56 BE Belgium 14.93 FR France 13.7 CH Switzerland 11.65 LU Luxembourg 10.44
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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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