Out-of-pocket health spending in Germany
Households paid 10.7% of current health spending in Germany directly out of pocket in 2024.
Germany, 2024
10.7%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
European Union, 2024
13.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
13.9%
Out-of-pocket health spending in Germany over time
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% of current health expenditure. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.7% | 13.0% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | 14.9% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | 14.7% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | 14.5% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | 15.9% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | 15.9% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | 16.1% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | 15.9% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | 16.2% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | 16.2% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | 16.1% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | 16.4% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | 16.3% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | 16.1% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | 15.7% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | 16.1% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | 16.0% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | 16.1% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | 15.7% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | 15.9% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | 15.5% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | 15.4% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | 15.5% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | 15.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 11.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 12.4%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 13.0%.
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All statistics for Germany
Health spending share of GDP
12.3%
2024 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$6,849 per person
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
81.2 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
759 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
475 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat