Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP fell 1.40% to 8.81% in Norway in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Norway reached an all time high of 8.94% in 2016 and an all time low of 2.24% in 1960. When compared to Norway's main peers, public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Denmark amounted to 8.60%, 6.80% in Finland, 6.96% in Iceland and 9.12% in Sweden in 2017.
Norway has been ranked 5th within the group of 33 countries we follow in terms of public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Health Expenditure (As % of GDP) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Australia | % | 6.32% | 6.28% | 6.28% | 6.10% | 6.36% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 9.27% | 9.42% | 9.07% | 8.56% | 8.65% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 6.67% | 6.82% | 7.08% | 7.10% | 7.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 8.60% | 8.64% | 8.68% | 9.25% | 9.34% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 7.27% | 7.28% | 7.29% | 6.84% | 6.75% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 1.09% | 1.20% | 1.20% | 1.35% | 1.11% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 9.62% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 8.76% | 8.42% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 8.28% | 8.46% | 8.08% | 7.49% | 7.35% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 7.87% | 7.90% | 8.18% | 7.96% | 8.64% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 2.52% | 3.57% | 3.61% | 3.47% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 3.61% | 3.32% | 3.15% | 3.20% | 3.10% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 7.75% | 7.78% | 7.91% | 9.29% | 9.17% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 7.70% | 7.79% | 7.62% | 7.74% | 7.79% |
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