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

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.

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 Luxembourg 85.87 2019
2 Norway 85.82 2019
3 Monaco 84.96 2019
4 Sweden 84.88 2019
5 Denmark 83.29 2019
6 Iceland 82.89 2019
7 San Marino 82.22 2019
8 Croatia 81.54 2019
9 Czech Republic 81.50 2019
10 Finland 80.17 2019
11 Romania 80.14 2019
12 United Kingdom 79.47 2019
13 Slovak Republic 78.82 2019
14 Turkey 77.92 2019
15 Germany 77.73 2019
16 Belgium 76.78 2019
17 France 75.31 2019
18 Ireland 74.58 2019
19 Estonia 74.42 2019
20 Italy 73.92 2019
21 Austria 73.01 2019
22 Slovenia 72.37 2019
23 Poland 71.38 2019
24 Spain 70.62 2019
25 Belarus 70.38 2019
26 Andorra 69.49 2019
27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 68.72 2019
28 Hungary 67.98 2019
29 Netherlands 65.90 2019
30 Lithuania 65.09 2019
31 Malta 63.10 2019
32 Portugal 60.91 2019
33 Montenegro 60.84 2019
34 Latvia 60.56 2019
35 Moldova 59.68 2019
36 Bulgaria 59.16 2019
37 North Macedonia 58.97 2019
38 Serbia 58.35 2019
39 Cyprus 56.01 2019
40 Albania 53.99 2018
41 Greece 48.13 2019
42 Ukraine 44.79 2019
43 Switzerland 32.11 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