Health spending share of GDP in France

Current health spending in France was equal to 11.5% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
France, 2024 11.5% % of GDP
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 11.5%
European Union, 2024 10.5% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 9.4% Middle value of 15 countries

Health spending share of GDP in France 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.

Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period FranceEuropean Union
2024 11.5% 10.5%
2023 11.5% 10.0%
2022 11.8% 10.3%
2021 12.2% 10.8%
2020 12.1% 10.8%
2019 11.2% 9.9%
2018 11.3% 9.8%
2017 11.4% 9.9%
2016 11.6% 9.9%
2015 11.5% 9.9%
2014 11.6% 10.0%
2013 11.4% 9.9%
2012 11.3% 9.9%
2011 11.2% 9.8%
2010 11.2% 9.8%
2009 11.3% 9.9%
2008 10.5% 9.2%
2007 10.3% 8.9%
2006 10.4% 9.0%
2005 10.2% 9.0%
2004 10.2% 9.0%
2003 10.1% 9.0%
2002 10.1% 8.8%
2001 9.8% 8.5%
2000 9.6% 8.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 11.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 11.6%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.5%.

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 for France
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