Health spending as a share of total government spending in France
France: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 13.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in France, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 13.7% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in France peaked at 15.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2000.
France ranks 57th of 195 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.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.5% | — |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.5% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 13.7% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 13.7% | 15.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.4% compare
- 55 United Arab Emirates 14.4% compare
- 56 Cape Verde 13.8% compare
- 58 Saudi Arabia 13.7% compare
- 59 Russian Federation 13.7% compare
- 60 Bahamas 13.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in France?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in France was 13.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2000.
- How does France rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- France ranks 57th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.