Health spending share of GDP in Sweden
Current health spending in Sweden was equal to 11.2% of GDP in 2024.
Sweden, 2024
11.2%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
10.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
9.4%
Health spending share of GDP in Sweden 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.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.2% | 10.5% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | 10.8% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | 10.8% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | 9.9% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | 9.8% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | 9.9% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | 9.9% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | 9.9% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | 10.0% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | 9.9% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | 9.9% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | 9.8% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | 9.8% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | 9.9% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | 9.2% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | 8.9% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | 9.0% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | 9.0% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | 9.0% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | 9.0% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | 8.5% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | 8.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 11.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 11.1%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.5%.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Health spending share of GDP
10.9%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Physicians
4.41 per 1,000 people
2021 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
83.8 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
2.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
187 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
466 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat