Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Spain
Spain: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 14.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Spain, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Spain is 14.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Spain peaked at 14.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2012.
Spain ranks 37th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.2% | — |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.2% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.6% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.2% | 14.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Spain?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Spain was 14.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Spain ranks 37th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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