Out-of-pocket health spending in Portugal
Households paid 28.2% of current health spending in Portugal directly out of pocket in 2024.
Portugal, 2024
28.2%
Change from 2023
−1.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
13.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
13.9%
Out-of-pocket health spending in Portugal 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 | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.2% | 13.0% |
| 2023 | 29.3% | 14.9% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | 14.7% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | 14.5% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | 15.9% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | 15.9% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | 16.1% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | 15.9% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | 16.2% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | 16.2% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | 16.1% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | 16.4% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | 16.3% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | 16.1% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | 15.7% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | 16.1% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | 16.0% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | 16.1% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | 15.7% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | 15.9% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | 15.5% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | 15.4% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | 15.5% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | 15.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 29.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 29.3%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 13.0%.
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All statistics for Portugal
Health spending share of GDP
10.2%
2024 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$2,971 per person
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
82.5 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
331 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
431 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat