Germany Preventive Care Expenditure Share (2023)
Germany's Preventive Care Expenditure Share: 4.8 % of current health expenditure in 2023, -3.6pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2016–2023.
Germany (2023)
4.8
% of current health expenditure
-3.6pp YoY
YoY Change
-3.6pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
8
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.8 | -3.6pp |
| 2022 | 8.4 | +1.2pp |
| 2021 | 7.2 | +3.6pp |
| 2020 | 3.6 | +0.1pp |
| 2019 | 3.5 | +0.1pp |
| 2018 | 3.4 | unchanged |
| 2017 | 3.4 | unchanged |
| 2016 | 3.4 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Germany recorded 4.8 % of current health expenditure in 2023. The latest change was -3.6pp. Across 2016–2023 the series ranges from 3.4 in 2017 to 8.4 in 2022.
This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to preventive care in Germany.
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 preventive care in Germany. 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 8.4 % of current health expenditure in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.4 in 2017. The latest reading of 4.8 in 2023 represents a change of -3.6pp.