Health spending as a share of total government spending in Switzerland
Switzerland: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 11.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Switzerland, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 11.6% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Switzerland peaked at 12.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2000.
That places Switzerland 80th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.8% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.3% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.2% | 12.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Switzerland?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Switzerland was 11.6% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Switzerland ranks 80th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.