Current health expenditure in Finland
Finland: Current health expenditure was 10.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Finland, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Finland stood at 10.5%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Finland peaked at 10.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2000.
Finland ranks 24th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.1% | — |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More health data for Finland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,271 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.5038 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0316 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.5611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Finland?
- Current health expenditure in Finland was 10.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for current health expenditure?
- Finland ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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About this data
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.