{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gr-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gr-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gr-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Greece Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"Greece's Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 2.9 % 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 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":"2009–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"16"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Greece"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Greece (2024)","value":"2.9","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 Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":16,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":2.81},{"period":"2010","value":2.72},{"period":"2011","value":2.86},{"period":"2012","value":2.75},{"period":"2013","value":2.88},{"period":"2014","value":2.95},{"period":"2015","value":2.98},{"period":"2016","value":2.9},{"period":"2017","value":2.84},{"period":"2018","value":2.91},{"period":"2019","value":2.73},{"period":"2020","value":3.14},{"period":"2021","value":3.01},{"period":"2022","value":2.85},{"period":"2023","value":2.89},{"period":"2024","value":2.87}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"2.8","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 Greece 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 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 3.1 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.7 in 2010. The latest reading of 2.9 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}