Portugal — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Portugal, 2000–2024.
Health spending for Portugal was 10.24% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 11.22% in 2021. The lowest was 8.60% in 2000 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.73% per year.
Portugal ranks 26 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 14%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Portugal sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 9% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 10%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 9 of 51 economies; Netherlands (10.01%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 11% in 2020. That is 3% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 95 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 19th of 184 in 2000 → 20th of 188 in 2010 → 31st of 189 in 2020 → 8th of 22 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.24% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 10.03% | -0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 10.55% | -0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 11.22% | +0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 10.52% | +1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 9.51% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 9.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 9.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 9.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 9.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 9.39% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 9.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 9.72% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 10.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 10.13% | +0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 9.58% | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 9.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 9.35% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 9.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 9.53% | +0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 9.12% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 8.79% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 8.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Portugal’s Health spending in 2001?
8.63% (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 Portugal’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +19.1% in total — about 0.7% 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: 10.24%; 2023: 10.03%; 2022: 10.55%; 2021: 11.22%; 2020: 10.52%. 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.