Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Finland
Finland: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 10.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Finland, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 10.5% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Finland peaked at 10.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2000.
That places Finland 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.1% | — |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Finland?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Finland was 10.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Finland ranks 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).