What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Sweden and United Kingdom?

0.5%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sweden vs United Kingdom: Domestic general government health expenditure

Sweden

19.5%

in 2023

United Kingdom

20.0%

in 2023

Sweden rank

12th

United Kingdom rank

9th

Domestic general government health expenditure over time

Sweden
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 20.0% against 19.5% in Sweden, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 24 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 193 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.8%	17.4%	4.6%	United Kingdom
2010s	17.7%	19.3%	1.6%	United Kingdom
2020s	19.1%	20.8%	1.7%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Sweden or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 20.0% against 19.5% in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Sweden and United Kingdom?: 0.5%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?: Sweden ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)
Unit: % of general government expenditure
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 4,981 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.