Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) - Country Ranking - Europe

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic private sources. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

Find indicator:
Rank Country Value Year
1 Switzerland 67.89 2019
2 Ukraine 54.53 2019
3 Greece 51.74 2019
4 Albania 44.66 2018
5 Cyprus 43.29 2019
6 North Macedonia 41.03 2019
7 Bulgaria 40.84 2019
8 Serbia 40.01 2019
9 Latvia 39.17 2019
10 Montenegro 39.16 2019
11 Portugal 39.02 2019
12 Moldova 36.91 2019
13 Malta 36.88 2019
14 Lithuania 34.55 2019
15 Netherlands 34.07 2019
16 Hungary 32.02 2019
17 Andorra 30.51 2019
18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.73 2019
19 Belarus 29.48 2019
20 Spain 29.38 2019
21 Poland 28.56 2019
22 Slovenia 27.63 2019
23 Austria 26.99 2019
24 Italy 26.08 2019
25 Estonia 25.56 2019
26 Ireland 25.42 2019
27 France 24.69 2019
28 Belgium 23.22 2019
29 Germany 22.27 2019
30 Turkey 22.08 2019
31 Slovak Republic 21.18 2019
32 United Kingdom 20.52 2019
33 Romania 19.86 2019
34 Finland 19.83 2019
35 Czech Republic 18.50 2019
36 Croatia 18.45 2019
37 San Marino 17.78 2019
38 Iceland 17.11 2019
39 Denmark 16.71 2019
40 Sweden 15.12 2019
41 Monaco 15.04 2019
42 Norway 14.18 2019
43 Luxembourg 12.80 2019

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Development Relevance: Strengthening health financing is one objective of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG target 3.c). The levels and trends of health expenditure data identify key issues such as weaknesses and strengths and areas that need investment, for instance additional health facilities, better health information systems, or better trained human resources. Health financing is also critical for reaching universal health coverage (UHC) defined as all people obtaining the quality health services they need without suffering financial hardship (SDG 3.8). The data on out-of-pocket spending is a key indicator with regard to financial protection and hence of progress towards UHC.

Original Source Notes: The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised health expenditure data using the new international classification for health expenditures in the revised System of Health Accounts (SHA 2011). WHO’s Global Health Expenditure Database in this new version i

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The health expenditure estimates have been prepared by the World Health Organization under the framework of the System of Health Accounts 2011 (SHA 2011). The Health SHA 2011 tracks all health spending in a given country over a defined period of time regardless of the entity or institution that financed and managed that spending. It generates consistent and comprehensive data on health spending in a country, which in turn can contribute to evidence-based policy-making.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual