Public health expenditure share gdp in Ireland
Ireland: Public health expenditure share gdp was 4.73 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Public health expenditure share gdp in Ireland, 1930–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public health expenditure share gdp in Ireland is 4.73, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public health expenditure share gdp in Ireland peaked at 8.11 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.62, in 1930.
That places Ireland 44th out of 59 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 67 years of available data.
Public health expenditure share gdp in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 0.62 | — |
| 1960 | 2.47 | +297.6% |
| 1961 | 2.41 | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 2.45 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 2.59 | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 2.73 | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 2.73 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 3 | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 3.26 | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 3.03 | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 3.19 | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 3.74 | +17.3% |
| 1971 | 3.98 | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 4.21 | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 4.54 | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 5 | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 5.51 | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 5.29 | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 4.94 | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 5.21 | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 5.6 | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 6.07 | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 5.83 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 5.7 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 5.6 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 5.3 | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 5.23 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 5.09 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 4.75 | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 4.44 | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 4.26 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 4.11 | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 4.47 | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 4.7 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 4.77 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 4.68 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 4.53 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 4.36 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 4.36 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.23 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 4.21 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.57 | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 5.01 | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 5.27 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 5.52 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 5.7 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 6.03 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 5.85 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 6.19 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 7.24 | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 8.11 | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 8.02 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 7.57 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 7.56 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.15 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 6.6 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 5.09 | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 5.29 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 5.02 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 4.96 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.89 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.43 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 4.96 | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 4.62 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 4.91 | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 5.01 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 4.73 | -5.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 4.73 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.75, 70% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 4.73 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.39, 74% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public health expenditure share gdp in Ireland 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 | +297.6% | 0.62 | 2.47 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 1 |
| 1960s | 2.78 | 2.41 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.8 | 3.74 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.23 | 4.26 | 6.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.44 | 4.11 | 4.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.95 | 4.57 | 8.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.22 | 4.89 | 8.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.94 | 4.62 | 5.43 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7228 % 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 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6489 % 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 0.0274 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public health expenditure share gdp in Ireland?
- Public health expenditure share gdp in Ireland was 4.73 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.11 in 2009.
- What is the lowest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 in 1930.
- How does Ireland rank for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Ireland ranks 44th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public health expenditure share gdp rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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