Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Spain
Spain: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 73.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Spain, 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
Spain recorded 73.2% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Spain peaked at 74.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 2018.
Spain ranks 42nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.4% | — |
| 2001 | 71.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 71.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 74.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 73.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.7% | 70.8% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 69.2% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 72.1% | 73.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Spain?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Spain was 73.2% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 2018.
- How does Spain rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Spain ranks 42nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain 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.