{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gr-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gr-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gr-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Greece Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"Greece's Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 8.4 % of GDP in 2024, unchanged YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HF), 2009–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Greece","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Greece","temporal_coverage":"2009/2024","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Greece Current 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":"2009–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"16"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Greece"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Greece (2024)","value":"8.4","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"16","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Greece Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":16,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":9.54},{"period":"2010","value":9.62},{"period":"2011","value":9.19},{"period":"2012","value":9.04},{"period":"2013","value":8.52},{"period":"2014","value":7.94},{"period":"2015","value":8.27},{"period":"2016","value":8.45},{"period":"2017","value":8.11},{"period":"2018","value":8.07},{"period":"2019","value":8.12},{"period":"2020","value":9.38},{"period":"2021","value":9.03},{"period":"2022","value":8.48},{"period":"2023","value":8.41},{"period":"2024","value":8.39}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"8.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"8.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"9.0","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"9.4","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"8.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"8.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"8.1","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"8.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"8.3","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"9.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"9.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"9.5","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks current health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Greece from 2005 to present. Compare against the EU-27 average and OECD benchmark. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2024 (16 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 9.6 % of GDP in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 7.9 in 2014. The latest reading of 8.4 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}