Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Iceland
Iceland: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 8.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Iceland, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 8.7% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Iceland peaked at 9.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2015.
That places Iceland 50th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.9% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Iceland?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Iceland was 8.7% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 50th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland 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).