Germany — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Germany, 2000–2024.
Health spending for Germany was 12.27% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 12.72% in 2021. The lowest was 9.76% in 2000 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.96% per year.
Germany ranks 9 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 5%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Germany sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 4% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 14%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 1 of 51 economies; Austria (11.83%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 9% in 2009. That is 5% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 73 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 8th of 184 in 2000 → 9th of 188 in 2010 → 9th of 189 in 2020 → 1st of 22 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.27% | +0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 11.74% | -0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 12.45% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 12.72% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 12.47% | +1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 11.43% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 11.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 11.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 10.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 10.92% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 10.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 10.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 10.59% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 10.52% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 10.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 10.97% | +0.9 pp |
| 2008 | 10.03% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 9.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 9.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 10.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 9.97% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 10.22% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 10.03% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 9.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 9.76% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Germany’s Health spending in 2001?
9.78% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Germany’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +25.7% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 12.27%; 2023: 11.74%; 2022: 12.45%; 2021: 12.72%; 2020: 12.47%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.