Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Sweden
Sweden: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 13.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Sweden, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Sweden is 13.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Sweden peaked at 18.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2023.
That places Sweden 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.5% | — |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +25.6% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -1.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 13.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.8%, 52% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 13.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.8%, 48% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +25.6% | 14.5% | 18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.5% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 15.1% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.9% | 14.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Sweden?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Sweden was 13.9% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Sweden ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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