Switzerland (2023)
14.5
% of current health expenditure
+0.2pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.2pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
8
years of data

Data

Switzerland Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2023) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of current health expenditure YoY Change
2023 14.5 +0.2pp
2022 14.3 +0.4pp
2021 13.9 -0.3pp
2020 14.2 unchanged
2019 14.2 unchanged
2018 14.2 +0.1pp
2017 14.1 +0.1pp
2016 14 n/a

About this Dataset

Switzerland recorded 14.5 % of current health expenditure in 2023. The latest change was +0.2pp. Across 2016–2023 the series ranges from 14 in 2021 to 14.5 in 2023.

This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods in Switzerland.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods in Switzerland. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2023. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2016–2023 (8 observations).

The series peaked at 14.5 % of current health expenditure in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 14 in 2021. The latest reading of 14.5 in 2023 represents a change of +0.2pp.