Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Sweden
Sweden: Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic was 11.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Sweden, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Sweden stood at 11.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Sweden peaked at 11.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
That places Sweden 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +2.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 11.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 11.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.6%, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +26.2% | 8.3% | 10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 8.3% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Sweden?
- Current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Sweden was 11.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Sweden ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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