Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Norway
Norway: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 9.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Norway, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in Norway is 9.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 19.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Norway peaked at 11.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
Norway ranks 36th 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 (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +19.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 9.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Norway's 9.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.7% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.7% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 7.9% | 11.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0238 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0617 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Norway?
- Current health expenditure in Norway was 9.4% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for current health expenditure?
- Norway ranks 36th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.