Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sweden

Sweden: Total healthcare expenditure gdp was 11.15 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.15
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
16th
of 195 countries
All-time high
11.42
in 2020
All-time low
7.32
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sweden, 2000–2023

02.557.51012.52000201120232000: 7.32001: 7.92002: 8.22003: 8.32004: 8.12005: 8.22006: 82007: 82008: 8.22009: 8.82010: 8.32011: 10.52012: 10.82013: 112014: 11.12015: 10.92016: 112017: 10.92018: 11.12019: 10.92020: 11.42021: 11.22022: 10.92023: 11.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sweden stood at 11.15.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sweden peaked at 11.42 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.32, in 2000.

Sweden ranks 16th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sweden, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 7.32 —
2001 7.89 +7.7%
2002 8.19 +3.7%
2003 8.32 +1.6%
2004 8.14 -2.1%
2005 8.16 +0.2%
2006 8.04 -1.4%
2007 7.99 -0.7%
2008 8.23 +3.0%
2009 8.78 +6.7%
2010 8.32 -5.2%
2011 10.5 +26.2%
2012 10.83 +3.2%
2013 10.99 +1.4%
2014 11.07 +0.8%
2015 10.93 -1.3%
2016 10.96 +0.2%
2017 10.95 -0.1%
2018 11.09 +1.3%
2019 10.93 -1.4%
2020 11.42 +4.5%
2021 11.23 -1.7%
2022 10.86 -3.3%
2023 11.15 +2.7%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 11.15 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.81, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 11.15 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.59, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +26.2% 8.32 10.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.11 7.32 8.78 10
2010s 10.66 8.32 11.09 10
2020s 11.17 10.86 11.42 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 13 France 11.52 compare
  2. 14 Canada 11.19 compare
  3. 15 Austria 11.15 compare
  4. 17 United Kingdom 10.99 compare
  5. 18 Kiribati 10.95 compare
  6. 19 Palau 10.85 compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sweden?
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sweden was 11.15 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 11.42 in 2020.
What is the lowest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 7.32 in 2000.
How does Sweden rank for total healthcare expenditure gdp?
Sweden ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is total healthcare expenditure gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare expenditure gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total healthcare expenditure gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,588 data points, 2000–2023
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