{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gr-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gr-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gr-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share/","title":"Greece Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2024)","description":"Greece's Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share: 29.2 % of current health expenditure in 2024, unchanged YoY.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Greece","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Greece","temporal_coverage":"2012/2024","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Greece 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":"2012–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"13"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Greece"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Greece (2024)","value":"29.2","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"13","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Greece Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":13,"observations":[{"period":"2012","value":31.18},{"period":"2013","value":28.87},{"period":"2014","value":30.64},{"period":"2015","value":30.72},{"period":"2016","value":32.79},{"period":"2017","value":32.22},{"period":"2018","value":30.7},{"period":"2019","value":30.92},{"period":"2020","value":32.55},{"period":"2021","value":29.59},{"period":"2022","value":29.48},{"period":"2023","value":29.18},{"period":"2024","value":29.24}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"29.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"29.2","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"29.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"29.6","yoyChange":"-2.9pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"32.5","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"30.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"30.7","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"32.2","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"32.8","yoyChange":"+2.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"30.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"30.6","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"28.9","yoyChange":"-2.3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"31.2","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 Greece. 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 2012–2024 (13 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 32.8 % of current health expenditure in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 28.9 in 2013. The latest reading of 29.2 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}