{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"es-government-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/es-government-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/es-government-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Spain Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2023)","description":"Spain's Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 6.4 % of GDP in 2023, -0.3pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HF), 2005–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Spain","2023"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Spain","temporal_coverage":"2005/2023","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Spain Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HF/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"19"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Spain"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Spain (2023)","value":"6.4","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Spain Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":5.16},{"period":"2006","value":5.26},{"period":"2007","value":5.36},{"period":"2008","value":5.76},{"period":"2009","value":6.44},{"period":"2010","value":6.38},{"period":"2011","value":6.33},{"period":"2012","value":6.19},{"period":"2013","value":6.01},{"period":"2014","value":5.95},{"period":"2015","value":6.07},{"period":"2016","value":5.97},{"period":"2017","value":5.9},{"period":"2018","value":5.9},{"period":"2019","value":6.03},{"period":"2020","value":7.38},{"period":"2021","value":7.14},{"period":"2022","value":6.7},{"period":"2023","value":6.41}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"6.4","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"6.7","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"7.1","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"7.4","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"6.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"5.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"5.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"6.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"6.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"6.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"6.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"6.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"6.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"6.4","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"5.8","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"5.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"5.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"5.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks government and compulsory prepaid health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Spain 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 2005–2023 (19 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 7.4 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 5.2 in 2005. The latest reading of 6.4 in 2023 represents a change of -0.3pp."}]}