France (2023)
19.1
% of current health expenditure
+0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
8
years of data

Data

France Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2023) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of current health expenditure YoY Change
2023 19.1 +0.1pp
2022 19 +0.4pp
2021 18.6 -0.2pp
2020 18.8 -1pp
2019 19.8 -0.1pp
2018 19.9 -0.3pp
2017 20.2 +0.1pp
2016 20.1 n/a

About this Dataset

France recorded 19.1 % of current health expenditure in 2023. The latest change was +0.1pp. Across 2016–2023 the series ranges from 18.6 in 2021 to 20.2 in 2017.

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

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 France. 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 20.2 % of current health expenditure in 2017 and reached its lowest recorded value of 18.6 in 2021. The latest reading of 19.1 in 2023 represents a change of +0.1pp.