{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-voluntary-health-insurance-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-voluntary-health-insurance-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-voluntary-health-insurance-gdp/","title":"Ireland Voluntary Health Insurance Expenditure (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Ireland's Voluntary Health Insurance Expenditure (% of GDP): 0.7 % of GDP in 2025, -0.1pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HF), 2011–2025.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2011/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland Voluntary Health Insurance 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":"2011–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"15"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"0.7","unit":"% of GDP","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 Voluntary Health Insurance Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":15,"observations":[{"period":"2011","value":1.5},{"period":"2012","value":1.51},{"period":"2013","value":1.49},{"period":"2014","value":1.38},{"period":"2015","value":1.02},{"period":"2016","value":1.05},{"period":"2017","value":0.99},{"period":"2018","value":0.92},{"period":"2019","value":0.86},{"period":"2020","value":0.73},{"period":"2021","value":0.74},{"period":"2022","value":0.66},{"period":"2023","value":0.73},{"period":"2024","value":0.75},{"period":"2025","value":0.73}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2020","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"0.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"0.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks voluntary health insurance premiums as a percentage of GDP in Ireland from 2005 to present. Show the growth of private health insurance relative to public funding. 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 1.5 % of GDP in 2012 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.7 in 2022. The latest reading of 0.7 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}