Government spending on health in Portugal
Government spending on health in Portugal was equal to 6.8% of GDP in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Portugal, 2024
6.8%p (Provisional)
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
7.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
6.6%
Position in 2024
15th of 30
Government spending on health in Portugal over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.8%p (provisional) | 7.3% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | 7.2% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | 7.5% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | 8.0% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | 8.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | 7.0% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | 6.9% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | 7.0% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | 7.0% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | 7.1% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | 7.1% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | 7.1% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | 7.2% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | – |
| 2008 | 7.3% | – |
| 2007 | 7.1% | – |
| 2006 | 7.0% | – |
| 2005 | 7.3% | – |
| 2004 | 7.3% | – |
| 2003 | 7.0% | – |
| 2002 | 6.6% | – |
| 2001 | 6.5% | – |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 6.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.3%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 7.3%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Health spending share of GDP
10.4%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on education
4.3%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
Government debt
89.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Government deficit or surplus
0.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending
42.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
37.1%
2025 · Eurostat