Sweden vs Upper middle income: Current health expenditure
Sweden
11.2%
in 2024
Upper middle income
6.0%
in 2023
Sweden rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
18th
Current health expenditure over time
- Sweden
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 11.2% against 6.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 5.1% | 3.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 5.4% | 5.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 5.9% | 5.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Sweden or Upper middle income?
- Sweden, at 11.2% against 6.0% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Sweden and Upper middle income?
- 5.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Upper middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Upper middle income rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Sweden ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.