Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Iceland
Iceland: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 8.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Iceland, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 8.7% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Iceland peaked at 9.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2015.
That places Iceland 50th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 47 South Africa 8.9% compare
- 48 Malta 8.8% compare
- 49 Guinea-Bissau 8.8% compare
- 51 South Korea 8.6% compare
- 52 Mozambique 8.5% compare
- 53 Czechia 8.4% compare
More health data for Iceland
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 2,451 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,599 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,660 (2025)
- Population, male 201,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,511 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 68,741 (2025)
- Population, male 51.2% (2025)
- Population, female 48.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Iceland?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Iceland was 8.7% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 50th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland 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).