Out-of-pocket health spending in Spain
Households paid 20.9% of current health spending in Spain directly out of pocket in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2009.
Spain, 2023
20.9%
Change from 2022
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2023
14.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
17.9%
Position in 2023
123rd of 192
Out-of-pocket health spending in Spain 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 | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 13.0% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | 14.9% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | 14.7% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | 14.5% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | 15.9% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | 15.9% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | 16.1% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | 15.9% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | 16.2% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | 16.2% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | 16.1% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | 16.4% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | 16.3% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | 16.1% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | 15.7% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | 16.1% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | 16.0% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | 16.1% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | 15.7% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | 15.9% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | 15.5% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | 15.4% |
| 2001 | 24.9% | 15.5% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | 15.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 21.0% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 24.2%, the figure has changed by −3.4 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Spain has the 123rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 14.9%.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Health spending share of GDP
9.2%
2023 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$3,107 per person
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
84.0 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
283 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
464e (Estimated) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat