Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP rose 1.68% to 9.58% in Germany in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Germany reached an all time high of 9.58% in 2017 and an all time low of 4.29% in 1970. When compared to Germany's main peers, public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Austria amounted to 7.67%, 7.89% in Belgium, 9.51% in France and 4.62% in Poland in 2017.
Germany has been ranked 1st within the group of 33 countries we follow in terms of public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP, 4 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 |
| Austria | % | 8.32% | 8.42% | 8.36% | 7.68% | 7.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 8.03% | 8.19% | 8.48% | 8.09% | 7.92% | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 6.31% | 6.34% | 6.03% | 6.33% | 5.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 8.91% | 8.98% | 9.04% | 8.87% | 8.81% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 8.60% | 8.64% | 8.68% | 9.25% | 9.34% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 5.12% | 4.98% | 5.12% | 4.76% | 4.76% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 7.13% | 7.10% | 7.09% | 6.82% | 6.70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 6.30% | 5.99% | 5.94% | 5.29% | 5.06% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 9.62% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 8.76% | 8.42% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 4.83% | 4.67% | 4.64% | 4.41% | 4.44% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 3.61% | 3.32% | 3.15% | 3.20% | 3.10% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 6.93% | 6.67% | 6.25% | 6.35% | 6.50% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 7.22% | 7.52% | 7.57% | 7.27% | 7.54% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 4.09% | 4.14% | 4.23% | 3.60% | ... | ... | ... |
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