Health spending, share of GDP in Germany

Health spending, share of GDP in Germany was 12.7% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 0.5 pts from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 22 EU countries in 2025.

2025, % of GDP12.7 Provisional

Change on 2024+0.5 pts

Rank1st of 22EU countries ranked

Series high12.72025

Series low5.71970

Health spending, share of GDP in Germany, 1970 to 2025

% of GDP. Source: OECD, OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.

All 55 values

Period	% of GDP
2025	12.7 Provisional
2024	12.2
2023	11.6
2022	12.3
2021	12.7
2020	12.5
2019	11.4
2018	11.2
2017	11
2016	11
2015	10.9
2014	10.8
2013	10.7
2012	10.6
2011	10.5
2010	10.8
2009	11
2008	10
2007	9.8
2006	10
2005	10.1
2004	10
2003	10.2
2002	10
2001	9.8
2000	9.8
1999	9.7
1998	9.7
1997	9.7
1996	9.8
1995	9.5
1994	9.2
1993	8.9
1992	8.9 Series break
1990	8
1989	8.1
1988	8.7
1987	8.5
1986	8.4
1985	8.5
1984	8.3
1983	8.2
1982	8.2
1981	8.4
1980	8.1
1979	7.9
1978	8
1977	8
1976	8
1975	8
1974	7.4
1973	6.8
1972	6.5
1971	6.2
1970	5.7

Rankings

Countries by health spending, share of GDP 38 places
EU countries by health spending, share of GDP 22 places

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.html

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA) (Health spending, share of GDP, Germany, 1970 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD

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OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA), Health spending, share of GDP, Germany, 1970 to 2025. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/health-spending-share-of-gdp/germany. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). Health spending, share of GDP, Germany, 1970 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/health-spending-share-of-gdp/germany.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2026) OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA), Health spending, share of GDP, Germany, 1970 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/health-spending-share-of-gdp/germany (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{organisation_health_spending_share_of_2025,
  author = {{Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development}},
  title = {{OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD\_SHA@DF\_SHA): Health spending, share of GDP, Germany, 1970 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/health-spending-share-of-gdp/germany. Publisher attribution: 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.html.},
}

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