Current health expenditure in Ireland
Ireland: Current health expenditure was 6.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Ireland, 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 Ireland stood at 6.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Ireland peaked at 10.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 89th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.9% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 86 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.9% compare
- 87 Costa Rica 6.9% compare
- 88 Georgia 6.9% compare
- 90 Guatemala 6.8% compare
- 91 Samoa 6.8% compare
- 92 Uzbekistan 6.7% compare
More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 20 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 3.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0355 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0325 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Ireland?
- Current health expenditure in Ireland was 6.9% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for current health expenditure?
- Ireland ranks 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.