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Portugal × Spain × European Union ×

% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period PortugalSpainEuropean Union
2024 10.2% – 10.5%
2023 10.0% 9.2% 10.0%
2022 10.5% 9.7% 10.3%
2021 11.2% 10.3% 10.8%
2020 10.5% 10.8% 10.8%
2019 9.5% 9.2% 9.9%
2018 9.4% 9.1% 9.8%
2017 9.3% 9.0% 9.9%
2016 9.4% 8.9% 9.9%
2015 9.3% 9.2% 9.9%
2014 9.3% 9.2% 10.0%
2013 9.4% 9.1% 9.9%
2012 9.6% 9.2% 9.9%
2011 9.7% 9.2% 9.8%
2010 10.0% 9.2% 9.8%
2009 10.1% 9.2% 9.9%
2008 9.6% 8.4% 9.2%
2007 9.3% 8.0% 8.9%
2006 9.4% 7.9% 9.0%
2005 9.7% 7.8% 9.0%
2004 9.5% 7.7% 9.0%
2003 9.1% 7.6% 9.0%
2002 8.8% 6.8% 8.8%
2001 8.6% 6.8% 8.5%
2000 8.6% 6.8% 8.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database