{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"is-government-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-government-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-government-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Iceland Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"Iceland's Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 7.6 % of GDP in 2024, +0.4pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HF), 2011–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Iceland","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Iceland","temporal_coverage":"2011/2024","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Iceland 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":"Iceland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Iceland (2024)","value":"7.6","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"14","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Iceland Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":14,"observations":[{"period":"2011","value":6.54},{"period":"2012","value":6.5},{"period":"2013","value":6.56},{"period":"2014","value":6.62},{"period":"2015","value":6.51},{"period":"2016","value":6.57},{"period":"2017","value":6.74},{"period":"2018","value":6.85},{"period":"2019","value":7.08},{"period":"2020","value":7.9},{"period":"2021","value":8},{"period":"2022","value":7.56},{"period":"2023","value":7.22},{"period":"2024","value":7.56}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"7.6","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"7.2","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"7.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"8.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"7.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"6.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"6.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"6.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"6.5","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 Iceland 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 8 % of GDP in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6.5 in 2012. The latest reading of 7.6 in 2024 represents a change of +0.4pp."}]}