Health care expenditure by function in Portugal

Portugal: Health care expenditure by function was 31,878 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
31,878
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
15th
of 33 countries
All-time high
31,878
in 2025
All-time low
11,069
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Health care expenditure by function in Portugal, 2000–2025

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k2000201220252000: 11.1k2001: 11.8k2002: 12.6k2003: 13.4k2004: 14.6k2005: 15.3k2006: 15.6k2007: 16.3k2008: 17.2k2009: 17.8k2010: 18.1k2011: 17.2k2012: 16.4k2013: 16.2k2014: 16.3k2015: 16.9k2016: 17.7k2017: 18.4k2018: 19.5k2019: 20.6k2020: 21.4k2021: 24.3k2022: 25.8k2023: 26.9k2024: 29.6k2025: 31.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 31,878 for health care expenditure by function in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 88.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health care expenditure by function in Portugal peaked at 31,878 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,069, in 2000.

Portugal ranks 15th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14,558 11,069 17,834 10
2010s 17,723 16,158 20,613 10
2020s 26,633 21,392 31,878 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 12 Norway 44,880 compare
  2. 13 Denmark 39,296 compare
  3. 14 Ireland 38,824 compare
  4. 16 Finland 28,571 compare
  5. 17 Czechia 27,129 compare
  6. 18 Romania 21,783 compare

See the full ranking of 40 places β†’

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All data for Portugal β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is health care expenditure by function in Portugal?
Health care expenditure by function in Portugal was 31,878 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health care expenditure by function recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 31,878 in 2025.
What is the lowest health care expenditure by function recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 11,069 in 2000.
How does Portugal rank for health care expenditure by function?
Portugal ranks 15th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is health care expenditure by function rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 88.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Health care expenditure by function. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health care expenditure by function
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 645 data points, 1992–2025
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