Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Sweden
Sweden: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 11.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Sweden, 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 Sweden stood at 11.2%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Sweden peaked at 11.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
That places Sweden 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | +0.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 11.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 11.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +26.2% | 8.3% | 10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 8.3% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.12 % 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 0.0243 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.2 % 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 0.0256 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Sweden?
- Current health expenditure in Sweden was 11.2% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for current health expenditure?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.