Total expenditure on pharmaceuticals as a share of total health care expenditures fell 0.655% to 17.4% in Estonia in 2018, according to OECD.
Historically, total expenditure on pharmaceuticals as a share of total health care expenditures in Estonia reached an all time high of 27.2% in 2002 and an all time low of 17.4% in 2018.
Estonia has been ranked 11th within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of total expenditure on pharmaceuticals as a share of total health care expenditures, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Total Expenditure on Pharmaceuticals (As % of Total Health Care Expenditures) | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Australia | % | 15.3% | 15.0% | 14.4% | 14.5% | 14.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Belarus | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Estonia | % | ... | 20.2% | 19.3% | 18.7% | 18.2% | 19.0% | |||||||||||||||
Finland | % | 12.2% | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.1% | 12.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | % | 14.1% | 14.0% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Japan | % | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.8% | 19.7% | 18.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Latvia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.5% | 26.3% | 27.0% | 27.6% | 28.3% | ||||||||||
Lithuania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.9% | 28.2% | 27.8% | 26.9% | 27.2% | ||||||||||
New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.9% | 28.8% | ... | ... |
USA | % | 11.6% | 11.5% | 12.2% | 12.4% | 12.1% |