Health share of government spending in the United Kingdom in 2023 — 20.05%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.08 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20.05 | −0.61 pp |
| 2022 | 20.65 | −1.46 pp |
| 2021 | 22.12 | +1.75 pp |
| 2020 | 20.36 | −0.16 pp |
| 2019 | 20.53 | +0.51 pp |
| 2018 | 20.02 | +0.27 pp |
| 2017 | 19.75 | −0.21 pp |
| 2016 | 19.96 | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 19.56 | +0.28 pp |
| 2014 | 19.28 | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 18.98 | +0.58 pp |
| 2012 | 18.4 | −0.02 pp |
| 2011 | 18.42 | +0.46 pp |
| 2010 | 17.96 | −0.28 pp |
| 2009 | 18.24 | +0.32 pp |
| 2008 | 17.93 | −0.31 pp |
| 2007 | 18.23 | −0.08 pp |
| 2006 | 18.32 | +0.59 pp |
| 2005 | 17.72 | +0.18 pp |
| 2004 | 17.54 | +0.58 pp |
| 2003 | 16.95 | +0.15 pp |
| 2002 | 16.8 | +0.52 pp |
| 2001 | 16.28 | +0.31 pp |
| 2000 | 15.97 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Ireland
22.16
United Kingdom
20.05
Sweden
19.45
Norway
17.37
Denmark
16.92
Iceland
16.06
Finland
15.19
Estonia
12.96
Lithuania
12.73
Latvia
9.91
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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