Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Portugal
Portugal: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 38.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Portugal stood at 38.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Portugal peaked at 39.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2002.
Portugal ranks 88th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.2% | — |
| 2001 | 29.8% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | +25.7% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | +2.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 38.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.8%, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 38.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.8%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +25.7% | 29.1% | 36.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 28.0% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 33.4% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 35.7% | 38.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Portugal?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Portugal was 38.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2002.
- How does Portugal rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Portugal ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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