Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Sweden
Sweden: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 11.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Sweden, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Sweden stood at 11.2%.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Sweden peaked at 11.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, 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 spending as a share of GDP in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 8.3% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Sweden?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Sweden was 11.2% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Sweden ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of 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 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).