France (2025)
17.2
% of current health expenditure
-0.2pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.2pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
20
years of data

Data

France Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of current health expenditure YoY Change
2025 17.2 -0.2pp
2024 17.4 +0.1pp
2023 17.3 -0.2pp
2022 17.5 +0.2pp
2021 17.3 -0.3pp
2020 17.6 -0.9pp
2019 18.5 -0.2pp
2018 18.7 -0.2pp
2017 18.9 -0.2pp
2016 19.1 -0.2pp
2015 19.3 -0.2pp
2014 19.5 unchanged
2013 19.5 -0.5pp
2012 20 -0.3pp
2011 20.3 -0.3pp
2010 20.6 +0.3pp
2009 20.3 -0.5pp
2008 20.8 -0.3pp
2007 21.1 -0.1pp
2006 21.2 n/a

About this Dataset

France recorded 17.2 % of current health expenditure in 2025. The latest change was -0.2pp. Across 2006–2025 the series ranges from 17.2 % of current health expenditure in 2025 to 21.2 % of current health expenditure in 2006.

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 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2006–2025 (20 observations).

The series is at its lowest recorded level, 17.2 % of current health expenditure in 2025, down from a peak of 21.2 % of current health expenditure in 2006. The latest change was -0.2pp.