France vs Sweden: Government health spending as a share of GDP
France
9.4%
in 2025
Sweden
9.3%
in 2025
France rank
3rd
Sweden rank
4th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
France currently reports 9.4% against 9.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1880 it was France ahead.
France ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th of 59 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | France |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | France |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | France |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 3.3% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 5.7% | 1.2% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 6.7% | 0.9% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 0.9% | France |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.7% | 1.3% | France |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 9.0% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.6% | 0.1% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, France or Sweden?
- France, at 9.4% against 9.3% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between France and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2025.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- France ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.