Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Norway
Norway: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 86.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Norway, 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
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Norway stood at 86.1%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Norway peaked at 86.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 2000.
Norway ranks 5th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.7% | — |
| 2001 | 82.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 83.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.2% | 81.7% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 84.4% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 85.7% | 86.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Norway?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Norway was 86.1% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Norway ranks 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway 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.