Ireland Preventive Care Expenditure Share (2025)
Ireland's Preventive Care Expenditure Share: 2.6 % of current health expenditure in 2025, unchanged YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2011–2025.
Ireland (2025)
2.6
% of current health expenditure
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
percentage points
Trend
neutral
Series length
15
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.6 | unchanged |
| 2024 | 2.6 | -0.2pp |
| 2023 | 2.8 | -2pp |
| 2022 | 4.8 | -1.2pp |
| 2021 | 6 | +2.7pp |
| 2020 | 3.3 | +0.6pp |
| 2019 | 2.7 | +0.1pp |
| 2018 | 2.6 | unchanged |
| 2017 | 2.6 | unchanged |
| 2016 | 2.6 | -0.1pp |
| 2015 | 2.7 | -0.1pp |
| 2014 | 2.8 | unchanged |
| 2013 | 2.8 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2.8 | -0.2pp |
| 2011 | 3 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Ireland recorded 2.6 % of current health expenditure in 2025. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 2011–2025 the series ranges from 2.6 in 2016 to 6 in 2021.
This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to preventive care 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 preventive care 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 6 % of current health expenditure in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.6 in 2016. The latest reading of 2.6 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period.