Domestic general government health expenditure in European Union
European Union: Domestic general government health expenditure was 7.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in European Union, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
European Union recorded 7.4% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in European Union peaked at 8.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2000.
That places European Union 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 3 Marshall Islands 10.1% compare
- 4 Sweden 9.6% compare
- 5 Germany 9.3% compare
- 6 Japan 9.1% compare
- 7 United States 9.0% compare
- 8 United Kingdom 9.0% compare
- 9 Kiribati 8.6% compare
More health data for European Union
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1087 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.3683 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.6156 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in European Union?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in European Union was 7.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2000.
- How does European Union rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- European Union ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.