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30 European countries compared for 2024, eu average 7.3 % of GDP. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking

9.5 % of GDP

Austria

EU average

7.3 % of GDP

27 member states

Median country

6.7 % of GDP

half above, half below

Range

2.2 to 9.5

Switzerland - Austria

How to read it

Across 30 countries, the highest value is in Austria (9.5 % of GDP) and the lowest in Switzerland (2.2 % of GDP).

Half of the countries are above 6.7 % of GDP and half below.

The EU average is 7.3 % of GDP; 11 of 30 countries are above it.

For the EU as a whole, the value rose from 7.2 % of GDP in 2010 to 7.3 % of GDP in 2024.

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) · General government · Health · Total general government expenditure

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

Health expenditure over time

% of GDP

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Ranking of countries

2024

In chart
Austria in chart	1	Austria	9.5	+2.2
Czechia in chart	2	Czechia	9.0	+1.7
Croatia in chart	3	Croatia	9.0	+1.7
France in chart	4	France	8.9	+1.6
Iceland in chart	5	Iceland non-EU	8.6	+1.3
Denmark in chart	6	Denmark	8.3	+1.0
Slovenia in chart	7	Slovenia	8.0	+0.7
Belgium in chart	8	Belgium	8.0	+0.7
Finland in chart	9	Finland	7.7	+0.4
Germany in chart	10	Germany	7.6	+0.3
Sweden in chart	11	Sweden	7.4	+0.1
Netherlands in chart	12	Netherlands	7.3	0
Norway in chart	13	Norway non-EU	7.2	−0.1
Slovakia in chart	14	Slovakia	6.9	−0.4
Portugal in chart	15	Portugal	6.8	−0.5
Italy in chart	16	Italy	6.6	−0.7
Spain in chart	17	Spain	6.5	−0.8
Estonia in chart	18	Estonia	6.3	−1.0
Cyprus in chart	19	Cyprus	6.1	−1.2
Poland in chart	20	Poland	6.1	−1.2
Lithuania in chart	21	Lithuania	5.8	−1.5
Greece in chart	22	Greece	5.7	−1.6
Luxembourg in chart	23	Luxembourg	5.6	−1.7
Bulgaria in chart	24	Bulgaria	5.4	−1.9
Latvia in chart	25	Latvia	5.4	−1.9
Romania in chart	26	Romania	5.2	−2.1
Ireland in chart	27	Ireland	5.2	−2.1
Malta in chart	28	Malta	5.0	−2.3
Hungary in chart	29	Hungary	4.7	−2.6
Switzerland in chart	30	Switzerland non-EU	2.2	−5.1

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