Spain — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Spain, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Spain was 9.22% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 10.79% in 2020. The lowest was 6.77% in 2001 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.33% per year.
Spain ranks 41 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 22%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Spain sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 15% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 1%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 16 of 51 economies; Iceland (8.98%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 17% in 2020. That is 2% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 52 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 47th of 184 in 2000 → 26th of 188 in 2010 → 26th of 189 in 2020 → 41st of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.22% | -0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 9.68% | -0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 10.34% | -0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 10.79% | +1.6 pp |
| 2019 | 9.22% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 9.07% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 9.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 8.88% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 9.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 9.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 9.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 9.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 9.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 9.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 9.15% | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 8.43% | +0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 7.96% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 7.87% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 7.78% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 7.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 7.59% | +0.8 pp |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 6.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Spain’s Health spending in 2001?
6.77% (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 Spain’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +35.6% in total — about 1.3% 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: 9.22%; 2022: 9.68%; 2021: 10.34%; 2020: 10.79%; 2019: 9.22%. 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.