Health spending share of GDP in Spain
Current health spending in Spain was equal to 9.3% of GDP in 2024.
Spain, 2024
9.3%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
European Union, 2024
10.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
8.5%
Position in 2024
12th of 32
Health spending share of GDP in Spain over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.3% | 10.2% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | 9.9% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | 10.8% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | 10.8% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | 9.8% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | 9.8% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | 9.8% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | 9.9% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | 9.9% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | 9.9% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | – |
| 2012 | 9.2% | – |
| 2011 | 9.2% | – |
| 2010 | 9.2% | – |
| 2009 | 9.2% | – |
| 2008 | 8.4% | – |
| 2007 | 8.0% | – |
| 2006 | 7.9% | – |
| 2005 | 7.8% | – |
| 2004 | 7.7% | – |
| 2003 | 7.6% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 9.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 9.2%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.2%.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Health spending share of GDP
9.2%
2023 · World Bank
Hospital beds
283 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth
84.0 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
464e (Estimated) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
70.0%
2025 · Eurostat