Total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP fell 0.174% to 10.9% in Sweden in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Sweden reached an all time high of 11.1% in 2014 and an all time low of 5.51% in 1970.
Sweden has been ranked 5th within the group of 36 countries we follow in terms of total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP, 28 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Health Expenditure (As % of GDP) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Australia | % | 8.56% | 8.69% | 8.77% | 9.06% | 9.33% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 5.03% | 5.26% | 5.39% | 5.55% | 5.40% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 8.95% | 9.29% | 9.49% | 9.48% | 9.74% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 10.7% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 11.0% | 11.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 8.49% | 8.44% | 8.48% | 8.50% | 8.35% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 3.34% | 3.38% | 3.37% | 3.44% | 3.43% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 10.6% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 10.5% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 9.51% | 9.65% | 9.37% | 9.42% | 9.31% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 8.78% | 8.77% | 8.92% | 9.33% | 10.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 4.94% | 4.55% | 4.78% | 4.26% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 4.78% | 4.93% | 5.07% | 5.17% | 5.29% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 10.7% | 10.9% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.3% | 16.5% | 16.8% |
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