Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Greece
Greece: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 50.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Greece is 50.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Greece peaked at 68.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2019.
That places Greece 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.6% | — |
| 2001 | 63.2% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 60.5% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 58.6% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 61.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 65.3% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 68.3% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.3% | 58.6% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 48.8% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 50.6% | 59.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Greece?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Greece was 50.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Greece ranks 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.