Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in France
France: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 11.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in France, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in France stood at 11.5%.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in France peaked at 12.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2000.
That places France 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.5% | 12.2% | 4 |
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- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 397,455 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in France?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in France was 11.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2000.
- How does France rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- France ranks 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).