Spain (2024)
20.6
% of current health expenditure
-0.3pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.3pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
20
years of data

Data

Spain Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of current health expenditure YoY Change
2024 20.6 -0.3pp
2023 20.9 -0.1pp
2022 21 +0.4pp
2021 20.6 -0.2pp
2020 20.8 -0.8pp
2019 21.6 -0.3pp
2018 21.9 -0.2pp
2017 22.1 -0.3pp
2016 22.4 +0.7pp
2015 21.7 -0.3pp
2014 22 -0.2pp
2013 22.2 +1pp
2012 21.2 -0.4pp
2011 21.6 -0.6pp
2010 22.2 +0.2pp
2009 22 -0.1pp
2008 22.1 -0.4pp
2007 22.5 -0.2pp
2006 22.7 -0.8pp
2005 23.5 n/a

About this Dataset

Spain recorded 20.6 % of current health expenditure in 2024. The latest change was -0.3pp. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 20.6 % of current health expenditure in 2024 to 23.5 % of current health expenditure in 2005.

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

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 Spain. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations).

The series is at its lowest recorded level, 20.6 % of current health expenditure in 2024, down from a peak of 23.5 % of current health expenditure in 2005. The latest change was -0.3pp.