Total expenditure on pharmaceuticals as a share of total health care expenditures fell 3.95% to 7.12% in Norway in 2019, according to OECD.
Historically, total expenditure on pharmaceuticals as a share of total health care expenditures in Norway reached an all time high of 11.0% in 1980 and an all time low of 5.55% in 1978.
Norway has been ranked 5th within the group of 5 countries we follow in terms of total expenditure on pharmaceuticals as a share of total health care expenditures, 27 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Total Expenditure on Pharmaceuticals (As % of Total Health Care Expenditures) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Australia | % | 15.0% | 14.4% | 14.5% | 14.7% | 13.8% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Denmark | % | 6.93% | 6.85% | 6.77% | 6.61% | 6.33% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Finland | % | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.1% | 12.6% | 12.2% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Germany | % | 14.0% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.4% | 14.2% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Iceland | % | 13.9% | 13.0% | 12.6% | 11.6% | 10.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Netherlands | % | 7.67% | 7.52% | 7.73% | 7.74% | 7.61% | ||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Norway | % | 7.59% | 7.49% | 7.68% | 7.57% | 7.64% | ||||||||||||||||
Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.9% | 28.8% | ... | ... | ... |
Sweden | % | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.1% | 10.2% | 9.79% | ... | |||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.7% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.4% | 12.5% | ... |