Total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP fell 1.28% to 10.2% in Denmark in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Denmark reached an all time high of 10.7% in 2009 and an all time low of 7.55% in 1998. When compared to Denmark's main peers, total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Germany amounted to 11.3%, 10.1% in Netherlands, 10.4% in Norway and 10.9% in Sweden in 2017.
Denmark has been ranked 10th within the group of 36 countries we follow in terms of total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total 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 | % | 10.0% | 10.2% | 10.3% | 10.4% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 10.0% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 8.95% | 9.29% | 9.49% | 9.48% | 9.74% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 11.2% | 11.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% | 11.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 10.7% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 11.0% | 11.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 8.49% | 8.44% | 8.48% | 8.50% | 8.35% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 10.5% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 8.78% | 8.77% | 8.92% | 9.33% | 10.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 6.23% | 6.20% | 6.38% | 6.25% | 6.34% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 4.78% | 4.93% | 5.07% | 5.17% | 5.29% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 10.7% | 10.9% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 8.42% | 8.34% | 9.77% | 9.72% | 9.79% |
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