Austria vs Sweden: Public health expenditure share gdp
Austria
9.02
in 2025
Sweden
9.34
in 2025
Austria rank
6th
Sweden rank
4th
Public health expenditure share gdp over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 9.34 against 9.02 in Austria, a difference of 0.32.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Sweden ahead.
Austria ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 4th of 59 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.16 | 0.16 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.19 | 0.19 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.31 | 0.31 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.89 | 0.89 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2.86 | 3.31 | 0.4496 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 3.8 | 5.74 | 1.94 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 4.58 | 6.73 | 2.15 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6.55 | 6.22 | 0.3257 | Austria |
| 2000s | 7.2 | 6.69 | 0.5034 | Austria |
| 2010s | 7.72 | 8.98 | 1.25 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 8.87 | 9.6 | 0.7288 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public health expenditure share gdp, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 9.34 against 9.02 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public health expenditure share gdp between Austria and Sweden?
- 0.32, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Austria ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 4th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Public health expenditure share gdp. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.