Greece — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Greece, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Greece was 8.39% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 9.62% in 2010. The lowest was 7.51% in 2000 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.48% per year.
Greece ranks 53 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 28%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Greece sits above it. It peaked in 2010 and has fallen 13% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 2%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 21 of 51 economies; Ukraine (8.20%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 16% in 2020.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 144 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 37th of 184 in 2000 → 23rd of 188 in 2010 → 44th of 189 in 2020 → 53rd of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 8.45% | -0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 9.03% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 9.38% | +1.3 pp |
| 2019 | 8.12% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 8.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 8.11% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 8.45% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 8.27% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 7.94% | -0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 8.52% | -0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 9.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 9.19% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 9.62% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 9.54% | +0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 8.95% | +0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 8.52% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 8.76% | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 8.68% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 8.47% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 8.25% | +0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 7.51% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Greece’s Health spending in 2001?
8.25% (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 Greece’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +11.7% in total — about 0.5% 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: 2023: 8.39%; 2022: 8.45%; 2021: 9.03%; 2020: 9.38%; 2019: 8.12%. 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.