Public health expenditure share gdp in Sweden
Sweden: Public health expenditure share gdp was 9.34 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9.34
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
4th
of 59 countries
All-time high
9.85
in 2020
All-time low
0.12
in 1880
Years of data
72
1880–2025
Public health expenditure share gdp in Sweden, 1880–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 9.34 for public health expenditure share gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public health expenditure share gdp in Sweden peaked at 9.85 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.12, in 1880.
That places Sweden 4th out of 59 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 72 years of available data.
Public health expenditure share gdp in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 0.12 | — |
| 1890 | 0.16 | +33.3% |
| 1900 | 0.19 | +18.8% |
| 1910 | 0.31 | +63.2% |
| 1920 | 0.25 | -19.4% |
| 1930 | 0.89 | +256.0% |
| 1960 | 2.51 | +182.1% |
| 1961 | 2.57 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 2.63 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 2.98 | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 3.08 | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 3.27 | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 3.61 | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 3.86 | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 4.25 | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 4.3 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 4.55 | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 4.99 | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 5.08 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 5.04 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 5.51 | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 5.78 | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 6.03 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 6.79 | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 6.85 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 6.77 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 7.12 | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 7.15 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 7.21 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 7.12 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 6.95 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 6.49 | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 6.29 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 6.37 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 6.26 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 6.33 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 5.7 | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 5.57 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 6.48 | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 6.7 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 6.36 | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 6.25 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 6.45 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 6.2 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 6.25 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 6.29 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.27 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 6.46 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 6.74 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 6.89 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 6.71 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 6.7 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.61 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.57 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.77 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 7.23 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 6.86 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 8.88 | +29.5% |
| 2012 | 9.13 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 9.23 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 9.3 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.16 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.23 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.27 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.4 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.3 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.85 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 9.72 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 9.4 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 9.7 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 9.6 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 9.34 | -2.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 9.34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.75, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 9.34 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.39, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public health expenditure share gdp in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | +256.0% | 0.25 | 0.89 |
| 1960 | +182.1% | 0.89 | 2.51 |
| 1910 | +63.2% | 0.19 | 0.31 |
| 1890 | +33.3% | 0.12 | 0.16 |
| 2011 | +29.5% | 6.86 | 8.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 1 |
| 1960s | 3.31 | 2.51 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.74 | 4.55 | 6.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.73 | 6.26 | 7.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.22 | 5.57 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.69 | 6.27 | 7.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.98 | 6.86 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6 | 9.34 | 9.85 | 6 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.12 % 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 0.0243 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.2 % 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 0.0256 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public health expenditure share gdp in Sweden?
- Public health expenditure share gdp in Sweden was 9.34 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 9.85 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 in 1880.
- How does Sweden rank for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Sweden ranks 4th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public health expenditure share gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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