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Health spending, share of GDP in Ireland

Health spending, share of GDP in Ireland was 6.1% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is down 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 22 EU countries in 2025.

2025, % of GDP6.1 Provisional
Change on 2024-0.4 pts
Rank21st of 22EU countries ranked
Series high10.52010
Series low4.91970

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

4681012197019781986199420022010201820251970: 4.9 % of GDP1971: 5.8 % of GDP1972: 5.9 % of GDP1973: 6 % of GDP1974: 6.5 % of GDP1975: 6.6 % of GDP1976: 6.4 % of GDP1977: 6.1 % of GDP1978: 6.5 % of GDP1979: 6.8 % of GDP1980: 7.5 % of GDP1981: 7.1 % of GDP1982: 7 % of GDP1983: 7 % of GDP1984: 6.8 % of GDP1985: 6.8 % of GDP1986: 6.7 % of GDP1987: 6.5 % of GDP1988: 6.1 % of GDP1989: 5.8 % of GDP1990: 5.6 % of GDP1991: 6.1 % of GDP1992: 6.3 % of GDP1993: 6.4 % of GDP1994: 6.3 % of GDP1995: 6.1 % of GDP1996: 5.9 % of GDP1997: 5.8 % of GDP1998: 5.6 % of GDP1999: 5.6 % of GDP2000: 5.9 % of GDP2001: 6.4 % of GDP2002: 6.7 % of GDP2003: 7 % of GDP2004: 7.2 % of GDP2005: 7.6 % of GDP2006: 7.5 % of GDP2007: 7.8 % of GDP2008: 9.1 % of GDP2009: 10.5 % of GDP2010: 10.5 % of GDP2011: 10.5 % of GDP2012: 10.5 % of GDP2013: 10 % of GDP2014: 9.3 % of GDP2015: 7.1 % of GDP2016: 7.3 % of GDP2017: 6.9 % of GDP2018: 6.7 % of GDP2019: 6.6 % of GDP2020: 6.9 % of GDP2021: 6.4 % of GDP2022: 6 % of GDP2023: 6.3 % of GDP2024: 6.5 % of GDP2025: 6.1 % of GDP
% 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 56 values
Period% of GDP
20256.1 Provisional
20246.5
20236.3
20226
20216.4
20206.9
20196.6
20186.7
20176.9
20167.3
20157.1
20149.3
201310
201210.5
201110.5
201010.5
200910.5
20089.1
20077.8
20067.5
20057.6
20047.2
20037
20026.7
20016.4
20005.9
19995.6
19985.6
19975.8
19965.9
19956.1
19946.3
19936.4
19926.3
19916.1
19905.6
19895.8
19886.1
19876.5
19866.7
19856.8
19846.8
19837
19827
19817.1
19807.5
19796.8
19786.5
19776.1
19766.4
19756.6
19746.5
19736
19725.9
19715.8
19704.9

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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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What is the health spending, share of GDP in Ireland?

Health spending, share of GDP in Ireland was 6.1% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is down 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 22 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Ireland?

10.5% of GDP in 2010, the highest value since 1970 in this series.

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