Health spending share of GDP in Portugal

Current health spending in Portugal was equal to 10.2% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Portugal, 2024 10.2% % of GDP
Change from 2023 +0.2percentage points 2023: 10.0%
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 Portugal 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 PortugalEuropean Union
2024 10.2% 10.5%
2023 10.0% 10.0%
2022 10.5% 10.3%
2021 11.2% 10.8%
2020 10.5% 10.8%
2019 9.5% 9.9%
2018 9.4% 9.8%
2017 9.3% 9.9%
2016 9.4% 9.9%
2015 9.3% 9.9%
2014 9.3% 10.0%
2013 9.4% 9.9%
2012 9.6% 9.9%
2011 9.7% 9.8%
2010 10.0% 9.8%
2009 10.1% 9.9%
2008 9.6% 9.2%
2007 9.3% 8.9%
2006 9.4% 9.0%
2005 9.7% 9.0%
2004 9.5% 9.0%
2003 9.1% 9.0%
2002 8.8% 8.8%
2001 8.6% 8.5%
2000 8.6% 8.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 10.0% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 9.3%, the figure has changed by +0.9 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 Portugal
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