Sweden — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Sweden, 2000–2024.
Health spending for Sweden was 11.22% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 11.42% in 2020. The lowest was 7.32% in 2000 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.79% per year.
Sweden ranks 14 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 7%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Sweden sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 2% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 1%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 5 of 51 economies; United Kingdom (11.13%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 26% in 2011.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 39 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 40th of 184 in 2000 → 46th of 188 in 2010 → 21st of 189 in 2020 → 5th of 22 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.22% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 11.15% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 10.86% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 11.23% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 11.42% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 10.93% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 11.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 10.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 10.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 10.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 11.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 10.99% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 10.83% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +2.2 pp |
| 2010 | 8.32% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 8.78% | +0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 8.23% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 7.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 8.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 8.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 8.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 8.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 8.19% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 7.89% | +0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 7.32% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Sweden’s Health spending in 2001?
7.89% (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 Sweden’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +53.1% in total — about 1.8% 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: 11.22%; 2023: 11.15%; 2022: 10.86%; 2021: 11.23%; 2020: 11.42%. 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.