Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Norway
Norway: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 9.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Norway, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Norway is 9.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 19.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Norway peaked at 11.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
Norway ranks 37th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.7% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.7% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 7.9% | 11.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Norway?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Norway was 9.4% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Norway ranks 37th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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).