{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ch-pharmaceutical-expenditure-per-capita","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ch-pharmaceutical-expenditure-per-capita","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ch-pharmaceutical-expenditure-per-capita/","title":"Switzerland Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure per Capita (2023)","description":"Switzerland's Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure per Capita: 1,581.3 EUR per inhabitant in 2023, +5.9% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2010–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Switzerland","2023"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Switzerland","temporal_coverage":"2010/2023","unit":"EUR per inhabitant","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Switzerland Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure per Capita","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HC/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2010–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"14"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Switzerland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Switzerland (2023)","value":"1,581.3","unit":"EUR per inhabitant","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+5.9% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+5.9%","unit":"EUR per inhabitant"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"14","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Switzerland Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure per Capita"}],"observation_count":14,"observations":[{"period":"2010","value":867.31},{"period":"2011","value":961.69},{"period":"2012","value":991.6},{"period":"2013","value":978.01},{"period":"2014","value":995.12},{"period":"2015","value":1153.85},{"period":"2016","value":1165.62},{"period":"2017","value":1167.84},{"period":"2018","value":1144.85},{"period":"2019","value":1217.83},{"period":"2020","value":1280.76},{"period":"2021","value":1320.87},{"period":"2022","value":1492.76},{"period":"2023","value":1581.31}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"EUR per inhabitant"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"1581.3","yoyChange":"+5.9%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1492.8","yoyChange":"+13.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1320.9","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1280.8","yoyChange":"+5.2%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1217.8","yoyChange":"+6.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1144.8","yoyChange":"-2.0%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1167.8","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1165.6","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1153.8","yoyChange":"+16.0%"},{"year":"2014","value":"995.1","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"978.0","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"991.6","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"961.7","yoyChange":"+10.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"867.3","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks pharmaceutical and medical goods expenditure per capita (EUR) in Switzerland from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2023. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2010–2023 (14 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1,581.3 EUR per inhabitant in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 867.3 in 2010. The latest reading of 1,581.3 in 2023 represents a change of +88.5."}]}