Health spending, share of GDP in Sweden

Health spending, share of GDP in Sweden was 10.9% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is down 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 22 EU countries in 2025.

2025, % of GDP10.9 Provisional
Change on 2024-0.2 pts
Rank5th of 22EU countries ranked
Series high11.42020
Series low5.41970

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

4681012197019781986199420022010201820251970: 5.4 % of GDP1971: 5.9 % of GDP1972: 6 % of GDP1973: 5.9 % of GDP1974: 6.2 % of GDP1975: 6.5 % of GDP1976: 6.7 % of GDP1977: 7.5 % of GDP1978: 7.5 % of GDP1979: 7.4 % of GDP1980: 7.7 % of GDP1981: 7.8 % of GDP1982: 7.9 % of GDP1983: 7.8 % of GDP1984: 7.6 % of GDP1985: 7.3 % of GDP1986: 7 % of GDP1987: 7.1 % of GDP1988: 7 % of GDP1989: 7.1 % of GDP1990: 7.2 % of GDP1991: 7.2 % of GDP1992: 7.4 % of GDP1993: 7.7 % of GDP1994: 7.3 % of GDP1995: 7.2 % of GDP1996: 7.4 % of GDP1997: 7.2 % of GDP1998: 7.3 % of GDP1999: 7.3 % of GDP2000: 7.3 % of GDP2001: 7.9 % of GDP2002: 8.2 % of GDP2003: 8.3 % of GDP2004: 8.1 % of GDP2005: 8.2 % of GDP2006: 8 % of GDP2007: 8 % of GDP2008: 8.2 % of GDP2009: 8.8 % of GDP2010: 8.3 % of GDP2011: 10.5 % of GDP2012: 10.8 % of GDP2013: 11 % of GDP2014: 11.1 % of GDP2015: 10.9 % of GDP2016: 11 % of GDP2017: 11 % of GDP2018: 11.1 % of GDP2019: 11 % of GDP2020: 11.4 % of GDP2021: 11.3 % of GDP2022: 10.9 % of GDP2023: 11.2 % of GDP2024: 11.2 % of GDP2025: 10.9 % 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
202510.9 Provisional
202411.2
202311.2
202210.9
202111.3
202011.4
201911
201811.1
201711
201611
201510.9
201411.1
201311
201210.8
201110.5 Series break
20108.3
20098.8
20088.2
20078
20068
20058.2
20048.1
20038.3
20028.2
20017.9 Series break
20007.3
19997.3
19987.3
19977.2
19967.4
19957.2
19947.3
19937.7 Series break
19927.4
19917.2
19907.2
19897.1
19887
19877.1
19867
19857.3
19847.6
19837.8
19827.9
19817.8
19807.7
19797.4
19787.5
19777.5
19766.7
19756.5
19746.2
19735.9
19726
19715.9
19705.4

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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 Sweden?

Health spending, share of GDP in Sweden was 10.9% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is down 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 5th 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 Sweden?

11.4% of GDP in 2020, the highest value since 1970 in this series.

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