Public-sector health expenditure as % of total health expenditure

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Data set notes

European Health for All database

Indicators: 565

Updated: 18 October 2024

Contact: Data and Digital Health Unit (DDH)

The following abbreviations are used in the indicator titles:

• SDR: age-standardized death rates (see HFA-DB user manual/Technical notes, page 13, for details)

• FTE: full-time equivalent

• PP: physical persons

• PPP$: purchasing power parities expressed in US $, an internationally comparable scale reflecting the relative domestic purchasing powers of currencies.

More information: http://www.euro.who.int/en/data-and-evidence/databases/european-health-for-all-database-hfa-db

Indicator notes

Public-sector health expenditure as % of total health expenditure
Indicator code: E992703.T

For OECD Member States, the data are taken from OECD Health Database (see www.oecd.org). For non-OECD countries, the data are as reported by the country to the HFA-DB and may not necessarily correspond to the common WHO or OECD definition. Adjusted WHO estimates for this indicator, which are generally more accurate, are included as a separate indicator.

The OECD definition is applied, i.e. the publicly financed share of total health expenditure (see WHO indicator no. 340101), referring to central and local authorities, health boards and social insurance institutions. Often, it may be easier to calculate by subtracting private health insurance and charges from the total health expenditure._

Country/Area notes

Albania

Ministry of Finance and INSTAT.

Armenia

Data are not available.

Belgium

Source: National Institute for Health Insurance / calculations made by the Federal Public Service
Social Security. Since 2003: Total current expenditure on health (excluding gross capital formation)
based on SHA 2011 methodology.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

National Health Account of B&H http://www.who.int/nha/country/bih/en/ Ministry of Civil Affairs of
B&H, Health Insurance Fund of Federation of B&H; Health Insurance Fund of Republic of Srpska;
Department for Health of Brcko District

Cyprus

From 1998 health expenditure calculations have been changed. For this reason, a comparison with data
for the previous years should be avoided.

Czechia

Source: Czech Statistical Office, Czech Health Accounts.

Denmark

Source: OECD health database (www.stats.oecd.org).

Estonia

Source: up to 1997 State Statistical Office. From 1998 National Institute for Health Development.
Estonia has provided public health expenditure as % of current health expenditure data for years
2009-2014.

Finland

Source: Social Insurance Institute

Georgia

Source: Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia (MOLHSA)

Germany

Source: Federal Statistical Office, Health Expenditure Accounts.
http://www.gbe-bund.de

Greece

For years 2009 to 2012 2014 data are provided according to the system of Health Accounts (SHA 1.0)
(SHA 2011) Methodology. GDP estimates refer to ESA 2010 Methodology

Iceland

Source: National Economic Institute / Statistics Iceland.

Israel

Since 1995, is based on updated OECD definitions.
Source: National Accounts, Central Bureau of Statistics.

Italy

Source: Istat, National accounts. The OECD definition is applied.
Data for the period 1992-2012 have been estimated on the basis of the updated version of the
classification of economic activities (Ateco 2007, the national version of Nace Rev. 2) and of
products by activity (CPA 2008) and are consistent with the revised time series of national
accounts.

Latvia

Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia.
Note: The figure has decreased because household expenditures have been added to the total health
expenditure.

Lithuania

Source: up to 2003: Central Statistical Office and LHIC. Methodology of OECD was not used. Simple
sum of state and municipalities' health budget, health insurance budget and private expenditure on
health, taken from household budget survey. Source from 2004 onwards: Central Statistical Office.
Data according to OECD SHA methodology.Since 2013 methodology of SHA2011 is used.
Deviation from the definition: Since 2013 current expenditure on health care is used instead of
total health expenditure.

Malta

Includes Malta and Gozo. As from 2004: National Statistics Office estimate plus cost of geriatric
hospital (SVPR). 2008:
Source: NSO (data reviewed from 1999).

Montenegro

Data are not available.

Netherlands

Source of data: Statistics Netherlands: 1972-1997 data: Cost and financing of health care. 1998-200-
data: Statistics on Health and social care accounts.

North Macedonia

Sources: Bulletin of Health Insurance Fund (HIF).

Portugal

Source of data: National Statistical Institute/OECD Coverage: National

Republic of Moldova

Starting from 2010 calculation of health financing indicators is based on the National Health
Accounts.

Romania

Source: National Institute of Statistics.

Serbia

Source of data: NHA data based on OECD guidance.

Slovenia

Source of data: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia.

Türkiye

Source of data: OECD.

Turkmenistan

Data are not available.

United Kingdom

Source of Data: Department of Health
Coverage: Data refers to England only by financial year for 2007 onwards..

Deviation from the Definition: Data is for financial years i.e. data for 01-04-07 to 31-03-08 is
presented as 2007.

Break in Time Series: Overall exp figs to 02/03 are based on Stage 1 Resource Budgeting, & from
03/04 based on Stage 2 Resourcing Budgeting, therefore not consistent across time period.