EU countries by household spending on health (EUR million)

Germany had the highest household spending on health (EUR million) of 26 EU countries in 2015, at €83.66 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €269.8 million. The median was €4.33 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €290.69 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest83,664Germany

Lowest269.8Malta

Median4,327.926 EU countries

European Union (27)290,692.3History

Map of EU countries, 2015

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800 to 2,400
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EUR million, 2015. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Household final consumption expenditure, CP06, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2015

EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Household final consumption expenditure, CP06, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2015 EUR million	Change on 2014
1	Germany	83,664	+2.4%
2	France	47,996	+1.2%
3	Italy	36,468.4	+5.1%
4	Spain	27,713	+2.5%
5	Belgium	13,953	+5.1%
6	Poland	13,290.4	+0.1%
7	Netherlands	10,680	+1.3%
8	Austria	7,361.9	+3.4%
9	Sweden	6,729	+3.7%
10	Portugal	6,138.2	+8.8%
11	Greece	4,840.6	-1.6%
12	Finland	4,680	+2.1%
13	Ireland	4,332.3	+7.7%
14	Romania	4,323.5	+3.9%
15	Denmark	3,655.5	+4.3%
16	Hungary	2,444.4	+1.3%
17	Czechia	1,987.9	+1.4%
18	Bulgaria	1,827.6	-1.5%
19	Croatia	1,289.9	+3%
20	Slovakia	1,073.3	+5.5%
21	Slovenia	847.8	+0.7%
22	Latvia	695	+5%
23	Cyprus	690.2	+1.1%
24	Luxembourg	492.1	+22.9%
25	Estonia	328.7	+6.6%
26	Malta	269.8	+12.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Annual household final consumption expenditure on medicines, health products and health services, COICOP 2018 division 06. Excludes health services financed through government social transfers in kind. Published in millions of euros at current prices.

Eurostat national accounts, domestic concept: includes non-residents spending in the territory and excludes residents spending abroad. Includes non-cash items such as imputed rent. Current prices in euros, including for non-euro countries: changes reflect prices and may reflect exchange rates. Not inflation-adjusted or purchasing-power-adjusted.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Household final consumption expenditure, CP06, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Household final consumption expenditure, CP06, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18) (EU countries by household spending on health (EUR million), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table

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Household final consumption expenditure, CP06, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18), EU countries by household spending on health (EUR million), 2015. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-eur-million-health/eu-countries?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Household final consumption expenditure, CP06, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). EU countries by household spending on health (EUR million), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-eur-million-health/eu-countries?period=2015.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Household final consumption expenditure, CP06, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18), EU countries by household spending on health (EUR million), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-eur-million-health/eu-countries?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which EU country has the highest household spending on health (EUR million)?

Germany, with €83.66 billion in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest household spending on health (EUR million)?

Malta, with €269.8 million in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Household final consumption expenditure, CP06, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 EU countries have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.