Public health expenditure share gdp in Germany
Germany: Public health expenditure share gdp was 10.99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Public health expenditure share gdp in Germany, 1880–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public health expenditure share gdp in Germany is 10.99, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 71 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public health expenditure share gdp in Germany peaked at 10.99 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1880.
Germany ranks 2nd of 59 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 71 years of available data.
Public health expenditure share gdp in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0.06 | — |
| 1960 | 3.16 | +5170.7% |
| 1961 | 3.25 | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 3.35 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 3.41 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 3.4 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 3.62 | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 3.97 | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 4.13 | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 4.3 | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 4.29 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 4.08 | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 4.54 | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 4.84 | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 5.18 | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 5.67 | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 6.26 | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 6.27 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 6.21 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 6.26 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 6.13 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 6.3 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 6.54 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 6.36 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 6.28 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 6.39 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 6.5 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 6.44 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 6.51 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 6.62 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 6.06 | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 6.06 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6.08 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 7.13 | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 7.07 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 7.29 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 7.62 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 7.91 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 7.7 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 7.65 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 7.65 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.65 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.66 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.81 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 7.92 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.56 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.64 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.5 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 7.4 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.57 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.18 | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 9.06 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.78 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.83 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.04 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 9.11 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.23 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.3 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 9.38 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.47 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.67 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 10.69 | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 10.91 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 10.67 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.97 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 10.48 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 10.99 | +4.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 10.99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.75, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Germany's 10.99 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.39, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public health expenditure share gdp in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +5170.7% | 0.06 | 3.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 1 |
| 1960s | 3.69 | 3.16 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.55 | 4.08 | 6.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.4 | 6.06 | 6.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.22 | 6.06 | 7.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.79 | 7.4 | 9.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.19 | 8.78 | 9.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.62 | 9.97 | 10.99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 1 United States 14.64 compare
- 3 France 9.44 compare
- 4 Sweden 9.34 compare
- 5 United Kingdom 9.23 compare
More health data for Germany
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 368 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2000)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0228 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public health expenditure share gdp in Germany?
- Public health expenditure share gdp in Germany was 10.99 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 10.99 in 2025.
- What is the lowest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1880.
- How does Germany rank for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Germany ranks 2nd out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public health expenditure share gdp rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public health expenditure share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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