{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"fi-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fi-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fi-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share/","title":"Finland Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2023)","description":"Finland's Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share: 12.7 % of current health expenditure in 2023, -0.9pp YoY.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Finland","2023"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Finland","temporal_coverage":"2016/2023","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Finland Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HC/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2016–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"8"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Finland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Finland (2023)","value":"12.7","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.9pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.9pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"8","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Finland Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":8,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":14.76},{"period":"2017","value":14.53},{"period":"2018","value":14.6},{"period":"2019","value":14.48},{"period":"2020","value":14.32},{"period":"2021","value":13.8},{"period":"2022","value":13.63},{"period":"2023","value":12.74}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"12.7","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"13.6","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"13.8","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"14.3","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"14.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"14.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"14.5","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"14.8","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods in Finland. 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 2016–2023 (8 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 14.8 % of current health expenditure in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 12.7 in 2023. The latest reading of 12.7 in 2023 represents a change of -0.9pp."}]}