Health spending share of GDP in Estonia
Current health spending in Estonia was equal to 7.8% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Estonia, 2024
7.8%
Change from 2023
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2024
10.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
9.4%
Health spending share of GDP in Estonia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Estonia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.8% | 10.5% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | 10.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | 10.8% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | 10.8% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | 9.9% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | 9.8% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | 9.9% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | 9.9% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | 9.9% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | 10.0% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | 9.9% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | 9.8% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | 9.8% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | 9.9% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | 9.2% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | 8.9% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | 9.0% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | 9.0% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | 9.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | 9.0% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | 8.8% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | 8.5% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | 8.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 7.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.3%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.5%.
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All statistics for Estonia
Health spending share of GDP
8.1%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Physicians
3.47 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
79.4 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
1.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
413 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
358 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat