Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) - Country Ranking - Europe

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Sweden 9.22 2019
2 Germany 9.09 2019
3 Norway 9.03 2019
4 France 8.33 2019
5 Denmark 8.29 2019
6 Belgium 8.18 2019
7 United Kingdom 8.07 2019
8 Austria 7.62 2019
9 Finland 7.34 2019
10 Iceland 7.16 2019
11 Netherlands 6.68 2019
12 Spain 6.45 2019
13 Italy 6.41 2019
14 Czech Republic 6.39 2019
15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.22 2019
16 Slovenia 6.17 2019
17 Portugal 5.81 2019
18 Croatia 5.69 2019
19 Slovak Republic 5.48 2019
20 San Marino 5.25 2019
21 Malta 5.18 2019
22 Montenegro 5.07 2019
23 Serbia 5.06 2019
24 Estonia 5.01 2019
25 Ireland 4.98 2019
26 Andorra 4.66 2019
27 Luxembourg 4.61 2019
28 Romania 4.60 2019
29 Poland 4.60 2019
30 Lithuania 4.56 2019
31 Hungary 4.32 2019
32 North Macedonia 4.28 2019
33 Bulgaria 4.22 2019
34 Belarus 4.13 2019
35 Latvia 3.98 2019
36 Cyprus 3.93 2019
37 Moldova 3.81 2019
38 Greece 3.77 2019
39 Switzerland 3.63 2019
40 Turkey 3.38 2019
41 Ukraine 3.18 2019
42 Albania 2.82 2018
43 Monaco 1.30 2019

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Development Relevance: Strengthening health financing is one objective of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG target 3.c). The levels and trends of health expenditure data identify key issues such as weaknesses and strengths and areas that need investment, for instance additional health facilities, better health information systems, or better trained human resources. Health financing is also critical for reaching universal health coverage (UHC) defined as all people obtaining the quality health services they need without suffering financial hardship (SDG 3.8). The data on out-of-pocket spending is a key indicator with regard to financial protection and hence of progress towards UHC.

Original Source Notes: The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised health expenditure data using the new international classification for health expenditures in the revised System of Health Accounts (SHA 2011). WHO’s Global Health Expenditure Database in this new version i

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The health expenditure estimates have been prepared by the World Health Organization under the framework of the System of Health Accounts 2011 (SHA 2011). The Health SHA 2011 tracks all health spending in a given country over a defined period of time regardless of the entity or institution that financed and managed that spending. It generates consistent and comprehensive data on health spending in a country, which in turn can contribute to evidence-based policy-making.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual