{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"fi-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fi-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fi-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Finland Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2023)","description":"Finland's Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 1.5 % of GDP in 2023, -0.1pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HF), 2005–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Finland","2023"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Finland","temporal_coverage":"2005/2023","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Finland Out-of-Pocket 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":"Finland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Finland (2023)","value":"1.5","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Finland Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":1.62},{"period":"2006","value":1.56},{"period":"2007","value":1.54},{"period":"2008","value":1.55},{"period":"2009","value":1.68},{"period":"2010","value":1.72},{"period":"2011","value":1.68},{"period":"2012","value":1.68},{"period":"2013","value":1.75},{"period":"2014","value":1.73},{"period":"2015","value":1.81},{"period":"2016","value":1.82},{"period":"2017","value":1.75},{"period":"2018","value":1.67},{"period":"2019","value":1.61},{"period":"2020","value":1.6},{"period":"2021","value":1.65},{"period":"2022","value":1.57},{"period":"2023","value":1.48}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2020","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2019","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2005","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks household out-of-pocket health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Finland from 2005 to present. Higher OOP spending signals weaker universal coverage. 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 1.8 % of GDP in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.5 in 2023. The latest reading of 1.5 in 2023 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}