Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Sweden
Sweden: 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 Sweden, 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
Sweden recorded 86.1% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Sweden peaked at 86.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 2001.
Sweden ranks 6th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.5% | — |
| 2001 | 81.8% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 82.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 82.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.6% | 81.8% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 82.4% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 85.8% | 86.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Sweden?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Sweden 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 Sweden?
- 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 Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Sweden ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.