Public healthcare spending share gdp in Spain

Spain: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 6.75 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.75
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
25th
of 193 countries
All-time high
7.78
in 2020
All-time low
4.81
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Spain, 2000–2023

024682000201120232000: 4.92001: 4.82002: 4.82003: 5.42004: 5.52005: 5.52006: 5.62007: 5.72008: 6.12009: 6.82010: 6.82011: 6.72012: 6.62013: 6.42014: 6.32015: 6.52016: 6.42017: 6.32018: 6.32019: 6.42020: 7.82021: 7.52022: 7.12023: 6.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Spain recorded 6.75 for public healthcare spending share gdp in 2023.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Spain peaked at 7.78 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.81, in 2001.

Spain ranks 25th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Public healthcare spending share gdp in Spain, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 4.85
2001 4.81 -0.9%
2002 4.83 +0.5%
2003 5.37 +11.3%
2004 5.45 +1.4%
2005 5.54 +1.5%
2006 5.64 +1.8%
2007 5.71 +1.4%
2008 6.13 +7.2%
2009 6.81 +11.2%
2010 6.76 -0.8%
2011 6.71 -0.8%
2012 6.57 -2.0%
2013 6.41 -2.5%
2014 6.35 -0.9%
2015 6.45 +1.7%
2016 6.35 -1.5%
2017 6.27 -1.4%
2018 6.28 +0.1%
2019 6.4 +2.0%
2020 7.78 +21.6%
2021 7.51 -3.5%
2022 7.06 -6.0%
2023 6.75 -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.51 4.81 6.81 10
2010s 6.45 6.27 6.76 10
2020s 7.28 6.75 7.78 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 22 Iceland 7.28 compare
  2. 23 Czechia 7.11 compare
  3. 24 Slovenia 6.8 compare
  4. 26 Netherlands 6.72 compare
  5. 27 Montenegro 6.69 compare
  6. 28 Palau 6.61 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Spain?
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Spain was 6.75 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 7.78 in 2020.
What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 4.81 in 2001.
How does Spain rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
Spain ranks 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public healthcare spending share gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
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