Current health expenditure in Portugal
Portugal: Current health expenditure was 10.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 10.2% for current health expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Portugal peaked at 11.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 27th out of 193 countries 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.6% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.0% | 11.2% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % 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 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Portugal?
- Current health expenditure in Portugal was 10.2% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for current health expenditure?
- Portugal ranks 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.