Norway — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Norway, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Norway was 9.43% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 11.42% in 2020. The lowest was 7.70% in 2000 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.88% per year.
Norway ranks 35 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 19%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Norway sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 17% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 6%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 13 of 51 economies; Denmark (9.39%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 19% in 2022. That is 4% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 79 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 32nd of 184 in 2000 → 36th of 188 in 2010 → 22nd of 189 in 2020 → 35th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.43% | +1.5 pp |
| 2022 | 7.91% | -1.9 pp |
| 2021 | 9.81% | -1.6 pp |
| 2020 | 11.42% | +1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 10.44% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 9.96% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 10.23% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 10.53% | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 10.07% | +0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 9.28% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 8.87% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 8.72% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 8.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 8.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 9.03% | +1.1 pp |
| 2008 | 7.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 8.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 7.88% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 9.19% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 8.98% | +1.0 pp |
| 2001 | 8.01% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Norway’s Health spending in 2001?
8.01% (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 Norway’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +22.4% in total — about 0.9% 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: 9.43%; 2022: 7.91%; 2021: 9.81%; 2020: 11.42%; 2019: 10.44%. 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.