Health expenditure to GDP

30 European countries compared for 2024. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking
12.2 %
Germany
Median country
8.5 %
half above, half below
Range
5.3 to 12.2
Liechtenstein - Germany

How to read it

Across 30 countries, the highest value is in Germany (12.2 %) and the lowest in Liechtenstein (5.3 %).

Half of the countries are above 8.5 % and half below.

Health care expenditure by financing scheme
Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) · All financing schemes

Eurostat methods can differ from the World Bank data used elsewhere on the site - source and licence.

Health spending over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Germany12.2
2Austria11.7
3Switzerland non-EU11.4
4France11.3
5Sweden11.2
6Belgium11.1
7Portugal10.2
8Netherlands10.1
9Slovenia9.8
10Denmark9.6
11Spain9.3
12Iceland non-EU9.2
13Bosnia and Herzegovina non-EU9.0
14Bulgaria8.5
15Czechia8.5
16Italy8.5
17Greece8.4
18Latvia8.4
19Cyprus8.0
20Slovakia8.0
21Estonia8.0
22Poland7.8
23Lithuania7.6
24Croatia7.6
25Moldova non-EU7.3
26Hungary6.5
27Ireland6.5
28Romania6.2
29Luxembourg5.7
30Liechtenstein non-EU5.3
© European Union, source: Eurostat · dataset hlth_sha11_hf · 2024 Source and licence

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