Current health expenditure in European Union
European Union: Current health expenditure was 10.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in European Union, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
European Union recorded 10.5% for current health expenditure in 2024.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in European Union peaked at 10.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2000.
That places European Union 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.8% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.0% | 10.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 3 United States of America 16.7% compare
- 4 Afghanistan 15.0% compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 13.4% compare
- 6 Liberia 13.0% compare
- 7 Micronesia, Federated States of 12.9% compare
- 8 Lesotho 12.6% compare
- 9 Germany 12.3% compare
More health data for European Union
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1087 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.3683 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.6156 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in European Union?
- Current health expenditure in European Union was 10.5% in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2000.
- How does European Union rank for current health expenditure?
- European Union ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.