{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-government-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-government-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-government-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Ireland Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"Ireland's Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 5 % of GDP in 2024, +0.1pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HF), 2011–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Ireland","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2011/2024","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Ireland Government 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":"2011–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"14"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2024)","value":"5","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"14","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":14,"observations":[{"period":"2011","value":7.54},{"period":"2012","value":7.54},{"period":"2013","value":7.12},{"period":"2014","value":6.57},{"period":"2015","value":5.07},{"period":"2016","value":5.27},{"period":"2017","value":4.99},{"period":"2018","value":4.92},{"period":"2019","value":4.85},{"period":"2020","value":5.4},{"period":"2021","value":4.92},{"period":"2022","value":4.58},{"period":"2023","value":4.87},{"period":"2024","value":4.97}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"5.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"4.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"4.9","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"5.4","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"4.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"4.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"5.0","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"5.3","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"5.1","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"7.1","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"7.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"7.5","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks government and compulsory prepaid health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Ireland from 2005 to present. 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 2011–2024 (14 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 7.5 % of GDP in 2011 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.6 in 2022. The latest reading of 5 in 2024 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}