Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Germany
Germany: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 11.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Germany, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 11.7% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Germany peaked at 12.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2000.
Germany ranks 10th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 | 10.1% | 9.8% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.7% | 12.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 7 Liberia 13.0% compare
- 8 Micronesia (country) 12.9% compare
- 9 Lesotho 12.6% compare
- 11 Switzerland 11.7% compare
- 12 South Sudan 11.6% compare
- 13 France 11.5% compare
More health data for Germany
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 389,835 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 399,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 378,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 401,231 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 387,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 410,086 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 391,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 390,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 369,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 420,055 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Germany?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Germany was 11.7% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Germany ranks 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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).