Government spending on health in Greece
Government spending on health in Greece was equal to 5.7% of GDP in 2024.
Greece, 2024
5.7%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2024
7.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
6.6%
Position in 2024
22nd of 30
Government spending on health in Greece over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.7% | 7.3% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | 7.2% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | 7.5% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | 8.0% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | 8.0% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | 7.0% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | 6.9% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | 6.9% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | 7.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | 7.0% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | 7.1% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | 7.1% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | 7.1% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | 7.2% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | – |
| 2008 | 6.5% | – |
| 2007 | 6.1% | – |
| 2006 | 6.0% | – |
| 2005 | 6.3% | – |
| 2004 | 5.8% | – |
| 2003 | 6.1% | – |
| 2002 | 6.1% | – |
| 2001 | 6.5% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 5.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 4.8%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Greece has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 7.3%.