{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"is-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share/","title":"Iceland Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2024)","description":"Iceland's Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share: 14.6 % of current health expenditure in 2024, unchanged YoY.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Iceland","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Iceland","temporal_coverage":"2016/2024","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Iceland Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods 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":"2016–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"9"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Iceland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Iceland (2024)","value":"14.6","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"9","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Iceland Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":9,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":14.04},{"period":"2017","value":13.44},{"period":"2018","value":13.21},{"period":"2019","value":13.51},{"period":"2020","value":13.81},{"period":"2021","value":14.07},{"period":"2022","value":13.24},{"period":"2023","value":14.64},{"period":"2024","value":14.55}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"14.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"14.6","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"13.2","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"14.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"13.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"13.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"13.2","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"13.4","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"14.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods in Iceland. 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 2016–2024 (9 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 14.6 % of current health expenditure in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 13.2 in 2018. The latest reading of 14.6 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}