Health spending share of GDP in Spain

Current health spending in Spain was equal to 9.2% of GDP in 2023.

Measure: Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Spain, 2023 9.2% % of GDP
Change from 2022 −0.5percentage points 2022: 9.7%
European Union, 2023 10.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 8.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2023 42nd of 192 See the full ranking

Health spending share of GDP in Spain 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 SpainEuropean Union
2024 – 10.5%
2023 9.2% 10.0%
2022 9.7% 10.3%
2021 10.3% 10.8%
2020 10.8% 10.8%
2019 9.2% 9.9%
2018 9.1% 9.8%
2017 9.0% 9.9%
2016 8.9% 9.9%
2015 9.2% 9.9%
2014 9.2% 10.0%
2013 9.1% 9.9%
2012 9.2% 9.9%
2011 9.2% 9.8%
2010 9.2% 9.8%
2009 9.2% 9.9%
2008 8.4% 9.2%
2007 8.0% 8.9%
2006 7.9% 9.0%
2005 7.8% 9.0%
2004 7.7% 9.0%
2003 7.6% 9.0%
2002 6.8% 8.8%
2001 6.8% 8.5%
2000 6.8% 8.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 9.7% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 9.1%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Spain has the 42nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 10.0%.

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 2023 for Spain
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