Data Set

Healthcare Utilization & Expenditure: Health care expenditure (share GDP)

Description

Health spending measures the final consumption of health care goods and services (i.e. current health expenditure) including personal health care (curative care, rehabilitative care, long-term care, ancillary services and medical goods) and collective services (prevention and public health services as well as health administration), but excluding spending on investments. This indicator is presented as the“Government/compulsory” spending and is measured as a share of GDP.

If you use this indicator, please cite as: OECD (2021), Health spending (indicator). doi: 10.1787/8643de7e-en. Data retrieved from the Social Policy Archive for SHARE (SPLASH) (distributor). Retrieved from: www.splash-db.eu on Day/Month/Year.

Please see the Notes and the Metadata for details regarding definition, country-specific remarks, and other relevant information about the indicator.

This data was downloaded on 30.08.2021. Please check the original source for further information on the use of the data and proper citation.

Values

Unit: %

  Region 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Australia - 1 2.79 2.77 2.74 3.13 4.21 3.83 3.69 3.69 3.59 3.67 3.58 3.60 3.81 4.31 4.35 4.41 4.28 4.14 4.13 4.29 4.47 4.50 4.50 4.51 4.60 4.66 4.77 4.91 2 5.11 2 5.21 2 5.22 2 5.42 2 5.38 2 5.54 2 5.47 2 5.46 2 5.59 2 5.70 2 5.93 2 5.79 2 5.91 2 5.86 2 5.70 2 5.85 2 6.14 6.11 2 6.15 2 6.10 2 6.47 2 - 1
Austria 2.94 1 2.92 2.91 2.97 3.22 4.41 4.59 4.57 4.73 4.61 4.72 4.47 4.43 4.34 4.34 4.48 4.57 4.78 4.74 4.72 5.74 5.79 6.05 6.47 6.83 6.72 6.66 6.78 6.90 2 7.04 2 6.95 2 6.95 2 7.03 2 7.11 2 7.13 2 7.12 2 7.09 2 7.09 2 7.29 2 7.68 2 7.63 2 7.48 2 7.62 2 7.61 2 7.67 2 7.68 7.66 2 7.69 2 7.72 2 7.85 2 8.78 1
Belgium - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.67 5.70 5.50 5.77 6.11 5.79 5.83 2 5.94 2 5.97 2 6.15 2 6.14 2 6.80 2 7.00 2 6.90 2 6.81 2 6.78 2 7.27 2 7.88 2 7.78 2 7.91 2 8.05 2 8.04 2 8.09 2 7.92 8.32 2 8.34 2 8.27 2 8.19 2 - 1
Canada 4.47 1 4.86 4.84 4.61 4.61 5.00 5.09 5.05 5.00 4.87 5.02 5.19 5.78 5.91 5.77 5.73 5.88 5.83 5.80 5.94 6.23 6.75 6.89 6.67 6.34 6.07 5.90 5.80 6.00 2 5.81 2 5.77 2 6.01 2 6.14 2 6.30 2 6.34 2 6.31 2 6.49 2 6.57 2 6.70 2 7.52 2 7.48 2 7.30 2 7.40 2 7.36 2 7.23 2 7.58 7.68 2 7.56 2 7.58 2 7.61 2 - 1
Chile - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 3.75 2 3.77 2 3.84 2 3.83 2 3.66 2 3.49 2 3.27 2 3.40 2 3.80 2 4.61 2 4.00 2 4.03 2 4.21 2 4.42 2 4.60 2 4.88 4.98 2 5.45 2 5.52 2 5.66 2 5.88 1
Colombia - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 4.31 2 4.58 2 4.50 2 4.61 2 4.41 2 4.50 2 4.71 2 4.75 2 4.91 2 5.44 2 5.29 2 5.15 2 4.98 2 5.30 2 5.47 2 5.74 5.73 2 5.88 2 5.89 2 5.98 2 - 1
Costa Rica - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 4.34 2 4.30 2 4.65 2 4.69 2 4.43 2 4.32 2 4.64 2 4.69 2 5.12 2 5.64 2 5.87 2 5.92 2 5.77 2 5.75 2 5.59 2 5.68 5.49 2 5.28 2 5.39 2 5.38 2 - 1
Czech Republic - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.60 3.70 3.76 5.00 5.10 5.12 5.01 5.00 5.01 2 5.19 2 5.12 2 5.24 2 5.56 2 5.83 2 5.64 2 5.51 2 5.32 2 5.07 2 5.20 2 6.04 2 5.73 2 5.81 2 5.84 2 6.46 2 6.28 2 5.93 5.83 2 5.86 2 6.25 2 6.41 2 - 1
Denmark - 1 6.42 6.53 6.36 7.05 7.29 7.34 7.14 7.28 7.44 7.34 7.48 7.51 7.26 6.81 6.76 6.50 6.76 6.90 6.75 6.62 6.61 6.59 6.82 6.60 6.37 6.42 6.33 6.12 2 6.94 2 6.74 2 7.05 2 7.29 2 7.47 2 7.53 2 7.61 2 7.69 2 7.81 2 7.99 2 9.02 2 8.67 2 8.49 2 8.60 2 8.57 2 8.56 2 8.61 8.53 2 8.44 2 8.45 2 8.29 2 - 1
Estonia - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 4.36 2 3.97 2 3.74 2 3.60 2 3.73 2 3.84 2 3.78 2 3.61 2 3.78 2 4.40 2 5.07 2 4.79 2 4.42 2 4.44 2 4.52 2 4.60 2 4.80 4.87 2 4.85 2 4.93 2 5.01 2 6.30 1
Finland 3.56 1 3.76 3.75 3.76 3.76 4.35 4.61 4.79 4.70 4.62 4.61 4.74 4.83 4.84 4.84 5.17 5.30 5.43 5.26 5.33 5.80 6.68 6.73 5.90 5.45 5.24 5.32 5.09 4.91 2 4.84 2 5.26 2 5.41 2 5.73 2 5.99 2 6.13 2 6.31 2 6.40 2 6.24 2 6.46 2 7.10 2 7.05 2 7.16 2 7.50 2 7.64 2 7.63 2 7.42 7.15 2 6.97 2 6.95 2 7.13 2 - 1
France 3.89 1 - - - - 4.77 - - - - 5.38 - - - - 5.99 - - - - 6.08 6.22 6.41 6.72 6.66 7.82 7.81 7.72 7.63 2 7.62 2 7.56 2 7.66 2 7.94 2 7.94 2 8.01 2 8.04 2 8.02 2 7.95 2 8.03 2 8.64 2 8.56 2 8.50 2 8.60 2 8.70 2 8.83 2 8.77 9.52 2 9.43 2 9.35 2 9.30 2 - 1
Germany 4.08 1 4.54 4.85 5.18 5.67 6.26 6.27 6.21 6.26 6.14 6.30 6.54 6.36 6.28 6.39 6.50 6.44 6.51 6.62 6.06 6.06 - 7.16 7.10 7.33 7.64 7.94 7.73 7.68 2 7.72 2 7.72 2 7.74 2 7.90 2 8.02 2 7.67 2 7.77 2 7.63 2 7.53 2 7.69 2 9.37 2 9.24 2 8.96 2 9.01 2 9.22 2 9.28 2 9.42 9.47 2 9.58 2 9.67 2 9.90 2 10.67 1
Greece - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.97 3.39 3.29 3.21 3.61 4.05 4.10 4.21 4.27 4.15 4.04 2 4.25 2 4.46 2 5.05 2 4.98 2 5.06 2 4.75 2 5.21 2 5.09 2 5.32 2 5.77 2 6.43 2 6.61 2 6.04 2 5.90 2 5.16 2 4.56 2 4.65 5.05 2 4.90 2 4.65 2 4.68 2 - 1
Hungary - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.60 5.95 5.97 6.37 5.57 5.36 5.05 4.93 2 4.91 2 4.72 2 4.65 2 4.95 2 5.73 2 5.47 2 5.66 2 5.51 2 4.97 2 4.89 2 4.95 2 5.01 2 4.98 2 4.87 2 4.83 2 4.74 2 4.68 4.76 2 4.65 2 4.58 2 4.34 2 - 1
Iceland 3.09 1 3.39 4.08 3.76 4.57 4.92 4.60 4.57 5.05 5.70 5.18 5.32 5.59 6.17 5.64 5.84 6.20 6.41 6.91 6.71 6.42 6.57 6.60 6.56 6.43 6.56 6.56 6.34 6.76 2 7.18 2 7.20 2 7.08 2 7.71 2 7.91 2 7.55 2 7.25 2 6.98 2 6.85 2 6.86 2 7.16 2 6.68 2 6.56 2 6.54 2 6.56 2 6.62 2 6.52 6.60 2 6.81 2 6.95 2 7.10 2 8.22 1
Ireland 3.74 1 3.98 4.21 4.54 5.00 5.51 5.29 4.94 5.21 5.60 6.06 5.83 5.69 5.60 5.30 5.23 5.09 4.75 4.44 4.26 4.11 4.47 4.70 4.77 4.68 4.53 4.36 4.36 4.23 2 4.22 2 4.58 2 5.02 2 5.27 2 5.52 2 5.70 2 6.03 2 5.85 2 6.18 2 7.23 2 8.10 2 8.00 2 7.68 2 7.64 2 7.27 2 6.77 2 5.27 5.40 2 5.16 2 5.09 2 4.98 2 5.54 1
Israel - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.70 4.87 4.90 4.59 2 4.40 2 4.28 2 4.52 2 4.57 2 4.42 2 4.33 2 4.27 2 4.30 2 4.17 2 4.27 2 4.33 2 4.41 2 4.38 2 4.46 2 4.49 2 4.51 2 4.50 4.54 2 4.66 2 4.86 2 4.83 2 - 1
Italy - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.39 5.31 5.69 5.86 5.74 5.55 5.28 4.88 4.95 5.14 5.12 2 5.19 2 5.50 2 5.77 2 5.90 2 5.90 2 6.23 2 6.46 2 6.56 2 6.31 2 6.63 2 7.01 2 7.00 2 6.76 2 6.67 2 6.65 2 6.69 2 6.59 6.49 2 6.40 2 6.41 2 6.41 2 7.41 1
Japan 3.05 1 2.94 3.10 3.07 3.63 3.90 4.07 4.04 4.36 4.35 4.45 4.50 4.60 4.77 4.64 4.58 4.65 4.71 4.59 4.52 4.47 4.52 4.71 5.01 5.18 5.14 5.01 5.17 5.30 2 5.59 2 5.75 2 5.96 2 6.04 2 6.09 2 6.15 2 6.32 2 6.27 2 6.41 2 6.66 2 7.36 2 7.50 2 8.89 2 9.06 2 9.09 2 9.11 2 9.15 9.11 2 9.09 2 9.15 2 9.26 2 - 1
South Korea 0.23 1 0.29 0.22 0.19 0.17 0.24 0.21 0.28 0.30 0.53 0.69 0.71 0.85 0.95 1.00 1.07 0.96 0.97 1.10 1.28 1.45 1.31 1.37 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.59 1.69 1.92 2 2.01 2 2.10 2 2.60 2 2.46 2 2.59 2 2.60 2 2.74 2 3.03 2 3.12 2 3.19 2 3.52 2 3.61 2 3.61 2 3.63 2 3.69 2 3.81 2 3.92 4.08 2 4.22 2 4.52 2 4.98 2 5.23 1
Latvia - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 2.76 2 2.82 2 2.86 2 2.74 2 3.49 2 3.26 2 3.52 2 3.36 2 3.38 2 3.65 2 3.68 2 3.52 2 3.25 2 3.22 2 3.26 2 3.32 3.43 2 3.42 2 3.71 2 4.11 2 - 1
Lithuania - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 4.25 2 4.30 2 4.54 2 4.66 2 3.67 2 3.77 2 3.95 2 4.10 2 4.48 2 5.34 2 4.89 2 4.61 2 4.23 2 4.06 2 4.18 2 4.36 4.42 2 4.28 2 4.39 2 4.65 2 5.02 1
Luxembourg - 1 - - - - - 3.56 3.85 4.10 4.19 4.28 4.40 4.29 4.02 3.94 4.00 3.99 4.53 4.71 4.59 4.77 4.57 4.79 4.86 4.67 4.93 4.96 4.86 5.02 2 4.96 2 4.84 2 5.30 2 5.60 2 5.78 2 6.12 2 5.98 2 5.56 2 5.25 2 5.71 2 6.29 2 5.97 2 5.08 2 4.63 2 4.59 2 4.54 2 4.42 4.34 2 4.41 2 4.44 2 4.56 2 - 1
Mexico - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2.06 2 2.01 2 2.11 2 2.17 2 2.41 2 2.59 2 2.47 2 2.42 2 2.53 2 2.62 2 2.86 2 2.88 2 2.91 2 3.01 2 3.12 2 2.89 2 2.99 2.85 2 2.76 2 2.67 2 2.68 2 - 1
Netherlands - 1 - 3.83 3.91 4.01 4.45 4.41 4.53 4.62 4.68 4.77 4.86 5.07 5.03 4.83 4.79 4.69 4.80 4.71 4.92 4.98 5.22 5.63 5.78 5.62 5.48 5.04 5.00 5.40 2 5.36 2 5.32 2 5.61 2 6.05 2 6.35 2 6.25 2 6.22 2 7.61 2 7.61 2 7.67 2 8.31 2 8.47 2 8.46 2 8.65 2 8.59 2 8.57 2 8.40 8.32 2 8.26 2 8.24 2 8.40 2 9.49 1
New Zealand 4.08 1 3.82 3.98 3.97 4.43 4.81 4.53 4.83 5.21 5.30 5.05 5.39 5.11 5.01 4.67 4.29 4.35 4.86 5.25 5.39 5.50 5.84 5.71 5.31 5.38 5.36 5.28 5.49 5.79 2 5.73 2 5.83 2 5.79 2 6.15 2 6.05 2 6.29 2 6.59 2 6.92 2 6.86 2 7.38 2 7.80 2 7.79 2 7.70 2 7.77 2 7.49 2 7.48 2 7.33 7.27 2 7.04 2 7.15 2 7.22 2 - 1
Norway 3.63 1 3.79 4.40 4.50 4.51 4.98 5.17 5.44 5.60 5.28 5.31 5.35 5.47 5.63 5.33 5.28 5.69 5.99 5.89 5.63 5.86 6.17 6.34 6.23 6.16 6.10 6.02 6.24 6.86 2 6.88 2 6.30 2 6.64 2 7.46 2 7.66 2 7.32 2 6.92 2 6.60 2 6.74 2 6.70 2 7.66 2 7.54 2 7.42 2 7.44 2 7.59 2 7.97 2 8.66 9.04 2 8.78 2 8.59 2 9.03 2 9.76 1
Poland - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.94 4.18 4.26 3.93 3.63 3.62 3.87 3.52 3.46 2 3.82 2 3.64 2 4.03 2 4.27 2 4.12 2 3.98 2 3.99 2 4.02 2 4.12 2 4.57 2 4.72 2 4.60 2 4.42 2 4.36 2 4.53 2 4.44 2 4.46 4.53 2 4.55 2 4.52 2 4.64 2 5.24 1
Portugal 1.28 1 1.42 1.74 1.90 2.13 2.72 2.97 2.80 2.75 2.76 2.99 3.10 2.74 2.42 2.45 2.87 3.05 2.92 3.19 2.90 3.58 3.75 3.63 4.01 3.99 4.43 4.78 4.78 4.88 2 5.07 2 6.00 2 6.06 2 6.33 2 6.45 2 6.73 2 6.85 2 5.94 2 5.81 2 5.99 2 6.47 2 6.68 2 6.28 2 5.92 2 5.86 2 5.77 2 5.75 5.79 2 5.70 2 5.76 2 5.81 2 6.59 1
Slovakia - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.18 5.08 2 4.95 2 4.73 2 4.75 2 4.90 2 4.78 2 5.02 2 4.96 2 4.79 2 4.97 2 5.24 2 5.84 2 5.56 2 5.42 2 5.44 2 5.57 2 5.53 2 5.42 5.62 2 5.41 2 5.37 2 5.55 2 - 1
Slovenia - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 5.69 2 5.63 2 5.89 2 5.90 2 5.83 2 5.88 2 5.72 2 5.37 2 5.78 2 6.24 2 6.29 2 6.27 2 6.27 2 6.24 2 6.05 2 6.12 6.17 2 5.91 2 6.03 2 6.20 2 7.71 1
Spain 2.01 1 2.27 2.53 2.81 2.89 3.21 3.41 3.70 3.90 3.88 3.96 4.01 4.11 4.54 4.22 4.05 3.97 4.02 4.45 4.47 4.77 4.84 5.12 5.30 5.19 5.06 5.09 5.01 4.96 2 4.96 2 4.85 2 4.81 2 4.83 2 5.38 2 5.46 2 5.53 2 5.64 2 5.72 2 6.14 2 6.84 2 6.79 2 6.74 2 6.60 2 6.44 2 6.39 2 6.51 6.41 2 6.32 2 6.32 2 6.45 2 - 1
Sweden 4.55 1 4.98 5.07 5.03 5.50 5.77 6.02 6.78 6.84 6.76 7.11 7.14 7.20 7.11 6.94 6.48 6.29 6.36 6.26 6.32 5.69 5.56 6.47 6.69 6.35 6.24 6.46 6.20 6.26 2 6.29 2 6.27 2 6.49 2 6.78 2 6.91 2 6.72 2 6.71 2 6.63 2 6.60 2 6.77 2 7.24 2 6.86 2 8.80 2 9.04 2 9.16 2 9.20 2 9.07 9.14 2 9.14 2 9.28 2 9.27 2 9.74 1
Switzerland - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.78 5.07 5.14 5.22 2 5.34 2 5.30 2 5.60 2 6.01 2 6.23 2 6.27 2 6.31 2 5.95 2 5.85 2 6.03 2 6.45 2 6.39 2 6.49 2 6.78 2 7.01 2 7.02 2 7.29 7.40 2 7.56 2 7.33 2 7.54 2 - 1
Turkey - 1 - - - - - - - - 0.51 0.69 0.28 0.42 0.37 0.89 0.72 0.73 0.70 1.02 1.29 1.47 1.75 1.84 1.79 1.81 1.72 1.96 2.19 2.52 2 2.67 2 2.84 2 3.29 2 3.54 2 3.57 2 3.52 2 3.32 2 3.54 2 3.60 2 3.79 2 4.42 2 3.92 2 3.68 2 3.52 2 3.43 2 3.36 2 3.22 3.36 2 3.25 2 3.19 2 3.39 2 - 1
United Kingdom 3.43 1 3.47 3.56 3.48 4.14 4.49 4.49 4.38 4.35 4.25 4.53 4.71 4.50 4.67 4.56 4.43 4.41 4.42 4.33 4.25 4.29 4.59 4.98 5.07 5.09 4.69 4.68 5.14 5.27 2 5.47 2 5.49 2 5.76 2 6.12 2 6.34 2 6.69 2 6.83 2 7.03 2 7.03 2 7.35 2 8.14 2 8.04 2 8.02 2 8.00 2 7.91 2 7.91 2 7.86 7.86 2 7.74 2 7.78 2 7.97 2 10.43 1
United States 2.32 1 2.43 2.49 2.54 2.77 2.99 3.05 3.11 3.14 3.22 3.46 3.58 3.82 3.87 3.79 3.83 3.97 4.10 4.13 4.27 4.54 5.00 5.28 5.53 5.69 5.80 5.78 5.72 5.56 2 5.50 2 5.54 2 5.97 2 6.32 2 6.52 2 6.61 2 6.63 2 6.78 2 6.90 2 7.23 2 7.85 2 7.92 2 7.91 2 7.88 2 7.94 2 13.42 2 13.67 13.92 2 13.88 2 13.81 2 13.87 2 - 1
1 missing
2 Difference in methodology
3 Break
4 Provisional value
5 Difference in methodology; Provisional value
6 Estimated value
7 Break; Provisional value