{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-long-term-care-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-long-term-care-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-long-term-care-expenditure-share/","title":"Ireland Long-Term Care Expenditure Share (2025)","description":"Ireland's Long-Term Care Expenditure Share: 21.7 % of current health expenditure in 2025, -0.1pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2011–2025.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2011/2025","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland Long-Term Care 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":"2011–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"15"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"21.7","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"15","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Long-Term Care Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":15,"observations":[{"period":"2011","value":21.32},{"period":"2012","value":22.15},{"period":"2013","value":21.41},{"period":"2014","value":21.79},{"period":"2015","value":22.23},{"period":"2016","value":22.34},{"period":"2017","value":21.52},{"period":"2018","value":21.78},{"period":"2019","value":21.96},{"period":"2020","value":22.16},{"period":"2021","value":21.28},{"period":"2022","value":21.78},{"period":"2023","value":21.65},{"period":"2024","value":21.78},{"period":"2025","value":21.71}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"21.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"21.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"21.6","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"21.8","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"21.3","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"22.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"22.0","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"21.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"21.5","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"22.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"22.2","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"21.8","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"21.4","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"22.1","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"21.3","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to long-term care (health component) in Ireland. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2011–2025 (15 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 22.3 % of current health expenditure in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 21.3 in 2021. The latest reading of 21.7 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}