Health expenditure (COFOG) in the euro area (21) i
Basic · Annual · % of GDP
Source: Eurostat (gov_10a_exp), retrieved 2026-10-17 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
7.4%
Euro area (21) · 2024
Euro area (21) · 2024Year-on-year change+0.1 pp
Previous period7.3% 2023
Rank in Europe—
EU277.3%
Spain6.5%
Trend
Country ranking → Euro area (21) →
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About this indicator
- What is the latest health expenditure (COFOG) figure in the euro area (21)?
- 7.4% in 2024. The EU27 figure is 7.3%.
- What does health expenditure (COFOG) measure?
- Health expenditure (COFOG), in % of GDP. Descriptive indicator: a higher or lower value is not better in itself; the ranking orders from highest to lowest.
- Where does the health expenditure (COFOG) data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset gov_10a_exp («General government expenditure by function (COFOG)»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is health expenditure (COFOG) updated?
- Annual. The latest period published is 2024; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.
The full series since 2010, the chart and the analysis are in the Basic plan. See plans · Full methodology sheet →