Health spending, share of GDP in Finland
Health spending, share of GDP in Finland was 10.6% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is down 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 22 EU countries in 2025.
Health spending, share of GDP in Finland, 1970 to 2025
All 56 values
| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.6 Estimated |
| 2024 | 10.7 |
| 2023 | 10.5 |
| 2022 | 9.7 |
| 2021 | 9.9 |
| 2020 | 9.7 |
| 2019 | 9.2 |
| 2018 | 9.1 |
| 2017 | 9.2 |
| 2016 | 9.5 |
| 2015 | 9.7 Series break |
| 2014 | 9.8 |
| 2013 | 9.8 |
| 2012 | 9.6 |
| 2011 | 9.2 |
| 2010 | 9.1 |
| 2009 | 9.2 |
| 2008 | 8.3 |
| 2007 | 8.1 |
| 2006 | 8.3 |
| 2005 | 8.3 |
| 2004 | 8.1 |
| 2003 | 7.9 |
| 2002 | 7.6 |
| 2001 | 7.3 |
| 2000 | 7.1 |
| 1999 | 6.8 |
| 1998 | 6.8 |
| 1997 | 7.1 |
| 1996 | 7.5 |
| 1995 | 7.4 |
| 1994 | 7.3 |
| 1993 | 7.8 Series break |
| 1992 | 8.5 |
| 1991 | 8.3 |
| 1990 | 7.3 |
| 1989 | 6.7 |
| 1988 | 6.7 |
| 1987 | 6.9 |
| 1986 | 6.8 |
| 1985 | 6.7 |
| 1984 | 6.3 |
| 1983 | 6.2 |
| 1982 | 6.1 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1980 | 5.9 |
| 1979 | 6 |
| 1978 | 6.1 |
| 1977 | 6.2 |
| 1976 | 6 |
| 1975 | 5.7 |
| 1974 | 5.2 |
| 1973 | 5.2 |
| 1972 | 5.4 |
| 1971 | 5.3 |
| 1970 | 5 |
Rankings
Definition
Current expenditure on health from all financing schemes, public and private, as a percentage of GDP, under the System of Health Accounts 2011. Excludes capital investment in health facilities and equipment.
The latest year is often an OECD or national estimate and is revised when final accounts arrive.
How to cite
OECD. OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.htmlUse this data in your AI agent
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What is the health spending, share of GDP in Finland?
Health spending, share of GDP in Finland was 10.6% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is down 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 22 EU countries in 2025.
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest health spending, share of GDP in Finland?
10.7% of GDP in 2024, the highest value since 1970 in this series.