Health spending share of GDP in Ireland
Current health spending in Ireland was equal to 6.9% of GDP in 2024.
Ireland, 2024
6.9%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2024
10.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
9.4%
Health spending share of GDP in Ireland 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 | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.9% | 10.5% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | 10.3% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | 10.8% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | 10.8% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | 9.9% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | 9.8% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | 9.9% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | 9.9% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | 9.9% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | 10.0% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | 9.9% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | 9.9% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | 9.8% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | 9.8% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | 9.9% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | 9.2% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | 8.9% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | 9.0% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | 9.0% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | 9.0% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | 9.0% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | 8.5% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | 8.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 6.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 9.2%, the figure has changed by −2.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.5%.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Health spending share of GDP
6.1%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Physicians
3.88 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
83.1 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
293 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
409 per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat