Ireland (2025)
11.3
% of current health expenditure
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
15
years of data

Data

Ireland Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of current health expenditure YoY Change
2025 11.3 -0.1pp
2024 11.4 -0.4pp
2023 11.8 -0.2pp
2022 12 -0.3pp
2021 12.3 -0.8pp
2020 13.1 -0.2pp
2019 13.3 -0.6pp
2018 13.9 -0.3pp
2017 14.2 unchanged
2016 14.2 +0.2pp
2015 14 -0.2pp
2014 14.2 -0.4pp
2013 14.6 -0.8pp
2012 15.4 +0.1pp
2011 15.3 n/a

About this Dataset

Ireland recorded 11.3 % of current health expenditure in 2025. The latest change was -0.1pp. Across 2011–2025 the series ranges from 11.3 in 2025 to 15.4 in 2012.

This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods in Ireland.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods in Ireland. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

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).

The series peaked at 15.4 % of current health expenditure in 2012 and reached its lowest recorded value of 11.3 in 2025. The latest reading of 11.3 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp.