Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Ireland
Ireland: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 6.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Ireland, 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 Ireland stood at 6.6%.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Ireland peaked at 10.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2000.
That places Ireland 95th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.9% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More health data for Ireland
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 35,821 (2025)
- Population, female 2.77 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 36,029 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 34,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 36,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 36,144 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 37,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 34,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 34,645 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 888,912 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Ireland?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Ireland was 6.6% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 95th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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).