Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Portugal
Portugal: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 10.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Portugal, 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 Portugal is 10.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Portugal peaked at 11.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 29th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.6% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.0% | 11.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Portugal?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Portugal was 10.0% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Portugal ranks 29th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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).