Current health expenditure in France
France: Current health expenditure was 11.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in France, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, current health expenditure in France stood at 11.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in France peaked at 12.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2000.
France ranks 13th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in France, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.6% | — |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.5% | 12.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 10 Austria 11.8% compare
- 11 Switzerland 11.7% compare
- 12 South Sudan 11.6% compare
- 14 Canada 11.3% compare
- 15 Sweden 11.2% compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.1% compare
More health data for France
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,016 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -1.72 % 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 0.028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.48 % 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 0.0278 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in France?
- Current health expenditure in France was 11.5% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2000.
- How does France rank for current health expenditure?
- France ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.